GAZA, December 30, 2011 (WAFA) – An Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip early Friday left one Palestinian dead and another injured, according to witnesses and medical sources.

Witnesses said a missile hit a group of Palestinians in Juhr al-Dik neighborhood southeast of Gaza City killing one and injuring five others but only one required hospitalization, according to medical sources.

The dead was identified as Moumen Abu Daf, apparently a leader in the radical Army of Islam group.

The Israeli army admitted the attack and said it targeted a group of Palestinians who were getting ready to fire missiles at southern Israeli towns.

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