Six children among nine Palestinians killed by Israeli air strike in Rafah

Palestinian medics carry a child hurt in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip to the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah refugee camp Picture:AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah

An Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities have said.

Israel’s war against the Islamic militant group Hamas has led to a dramatic escalation of tensions in an already volatile Middle East.