An Israeli airstrike against a car carrying militants along a main road in Gaza city killed seven Palestinians today, including a child, Palestinian hospital officials said.

The Palestinians' Hamas-dominated parliament today backed off a threat to derail President Mahmoud Abbas' plan to hold a national referendum on a proposal that implicitly recognises Israel, putting off a crucial vote until next week.

The Palestinians’ Hamas-dominated parliament today mobilised to try to block President Mahmoud Abbas’ efforts to hold a national referendum on a proposal that would implicitly recognise Israel’s right to exist.

Israeli artillery shells struck a group of civilians during a family picnic at a Gaza beach, killing nine people, including three children, and wounding more than 25 others, Palestinian medical officials said today.

An Israeli aircraft attacked a Palestinian militant safe house at a beach camp near Gaza City today, wounding three fighters.

A Palestinian teenager died in a mysterious explosion in Gaza City tonight.