An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at the home of a Palestinian militant in Gaza City this morning, missing him but wounding four bystanders, Palestinian security and medical sources said.
They said the strike on the city's Zeitoun district, a stronghold of militants waging an almost four-year-old uprising, destroyed the home of Abu Malik Jindiah from the Islamic group Hamas.
Jindiah was not among the casualties, medics said. Four Palestinians wounded in the attack were all bystanders.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army, which has frequently killed Palestinian militants in air strikes. Two Islamic Jihad fighters were killed in a helicopter attack last Thursday.
Witnesses said several buildings around Jindiah's home were damaged by the missiles. Smoke billowed into the air from the ruins.
Earlier, Zeitoun residents said Jindiah was linked Hamas' kindred group Islamic Jihad, which is similarly sworn to the destruction of the Jewish state.
