Children die in Israeli attack on Gaza, say doctors

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Quote:Four Palestinian family members have died in Gaza, doctors say, in an apparent Israeli artillery strike.

Locals said four Israeli tank shells hit a home east of Gaza City; doctors said two children were killed.

The Israeli military said in a statement: "Regrettably non-combatants were hurt, this is because Hamas attacks from civilian areas."

Palestinian militants on Saturday fired a barrage of rockets over the frontier, prompting Israeli retaliation.

The militants launched more mortars against Israeli troops on Tuesday, the Israeli military said.

The latest deaths came a day after Palestinian doctors said at least 17 people were injured in Israeli air strikes in Gaza.

The BBC's Jon Donnison in Gaza City says the exchanges are among the most serious since Israel's major offensive between December 2008 and January 2009.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12822493