Two Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike

Israeli missiles hit a car in the Gaza Strip, killing two top militants, drawing threats of reprisals and further compromising Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ’ efforts to restore calm and take control of the volatile seaside territory.

But while vowing revenge for the attack, Hamas, the largest militant group, said it would not go back to all-out war against Israel. “Hamas is committed to the calm,” spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said today, referring to an informal truce militants agreed to in February.