Two Palestinians killed and four wounded in Israeli airstrike

(2 Dec 2008) SHOTLIST 1. Covered body of Palestinian killed in Israeli airstrike brought to hospital on stretcher 2. Covered body of dead Palestinian laid on bed with doctors 3. Ambulance pulls into hospital 4. Covered body of second Palestinian killed in Israeli airstrike lifted out of ambulance 5. Covered body being wheeled through hospital 6. Exterior of hospital 7. Palestinians at scene of airstrike 8. Hole in ground where airstrike hit 9. Crowd of Palestinians at location of airstrike 10. Bloodied shoes 11. Bloodied fence 12. Palestinians picking up pieces of metal from ground at scene of airstrike 13. Close-up of man holding metal pieces 14. Palestinians at scene, man picking up debris 15. Close-up man picking up debris at scene of airstrike 16. Wide of area where airstrike occurred STORYLINE: An Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip killed two Palestinians on Tuesday, dealing a new blow to efforts to restore a fraying ceasefire. The army said it attacked a group of militants who had fired mortar shells at Israeli troops from the area. But Palestinian medical officials identified the dead as civilians - a pair of teenage brothers who were struck outside their house. The identities of four people wounded were not immediately known. The Hamas militant group, which rules in Gaza, said its fighters had used the area to fire shells at Israeli targets earlier on Tuesday. Israel and Hamas have been observing a ceasefire since June. But the ceasefire has begun to unravel over the past month, with Palestinian militants firing rockets and mortar shells at Israel and the Israeli army responding with attacks on militant targets. Both sides say they still hope to restore the calm. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...