July 8 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least nine Palestinians, including two children, aged 10 and 6, in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, health officials there said.Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed one person near a school in Gaza City. Twelve people were wounded in the two incidents. The Israeli military said it struck militants in Gaza City, but was unaware of casualties.

An Israeli airstrike had killed a man and wounded two children in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

At least two Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip Tuesday, according to health officials, with medics reporting that an airstrike...