Three people killed in Israeli airstrike on Rafah

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Three Palestinians were killed and a fourth was seriously wounded on Wednesday evening in an airstrike, carried out by an Israeli occupation aircraft, on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah.Local sources said that an Israeli drone fired a rocket at a Toyota 4-wheel drive travelling in the centre of Rafah near Abu Taha petrol station resulting in the death of the two people and the wounding of a third travelling on board.Ambulances rushed to the scene and recovered two corpses and a seriously wounded person, who died on arrival at hospital.Two of the victims have been identified as Ashraf Saleh, 25, and Anis Abu al-Ainain, 26. Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, which is a situation that has caused a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty. /129