Three Palestinians have been killed in two separate airstrikes on cars in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza.

In the first strike, the Israeli military said it targeted a vehicle carrying two Hamas fighters on their way to carry out an attack.

Hospital officials said that one person was killed and 12 wounded. The dead man and one of the wounded were in the car. The others wounded in the strike were bystanders.

A security source said an Israeli drone fired two rockets at the vehicle as it traveled through Rafah.

Residents said the blast caused a huge fire.

Salim Abu Jazer, an eyewitness, said the initial blast was followed by two smaller explosions in the car.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said the secondary explosions indicated that there were explosives in the car.

Two people were killed in a separate car explosion nearby, also an apparent airstrike, but the Israeli military made no immediate comment.

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The targeted car in Gaza