Five Palestinians, including three children, have been killed by an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, according to medics and first responders. Palestinian officials said a drone struck a group of people near a mosque in the town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening. Local journalists identified the dead as Abdullah al-Abed, 9, Salah al-Abed, 12, Mohammad Balousha, 14, Alaa Balousha, 46, and Anas Abu Foul, 19. In a statement, the Israeli military said it targeted what it called "a