Two Palestinians were killed Thursday evening in an IAF air strike on their vehicle near Gaza's Shifa hospital. Their identity was unclear. Palestinian witnesses said the vehicle was transporting soft drinks. But the army said it attacked a vehicle carrying rockets and weaponry. The latest deaths brought the number of Palestinians killed in army strikes on Thursday to 18, according to Gaza medical officials. Thursday's dead included members of rocket squads, but also five children, ranging in age from eight to 12, who their relatives said were playing soccer when they were killed in a missile strike.