Israelis kill teenagers playing with 'toy' rocket launcher

An Israeli missile strike today killed two Palestinian teenagers who were playing with a tube and a petrol-filled bottle in a game imitating militants firing rockets at Israel, the boys’ relatives said.

The deaths brought the number of Palestinians killed since Israel began its offensive into northern Gaza on September 29 to 84, according to an AP count. More than half those killed were militants. Of the civilians, 16 were age 16 and under.