Palestinians: Shell fired from Israeli gunboat wounds two in Gaza

A Palestinian medical official on Thursday said that an Israeli gunboat firing off the shores of Gaza City has wounded a man and a girl.

The Israel Defense Forces said it was firing to deter a Palestinian fishing vessel that had strayed off limits.

Dr. Moaiya Hassanain said a shell fired by the boat hit a house in a beachside refugee camp, adding that the two who were wounded were walking in the street.

Another shell landed 100 yards (meters) away in an empty area near a UN aid distribution center.

Three gunboats were operating off Gaza City's coast Thursday.

Gunboats have been firing off Gaza's shore for several days despite a cease-fire that has ended a three-week offensive against Gaza rocket operations aimed at Israel.