Israeli air strike kills Gaza teenager - witnesses

An Israeli aircraft fired a missile into a town in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, killing a 16-year-old Palestinian boy and wounding four other people, witnesses and hospital officials said.

They said the missile landed near a school bus in Beit Lahiya. Among the wounded was a teacher, who was in a critical condition. The identities of the other casualties were not immediately known.

An Israeli military spokeswoman had no immediate comment.