Gaza City - Two Israeli airstrikes early Friday left two members of the militant group Hamas dead in southern parts of the Gaza Strip, according to Hamas sources.

They said the first Israeli airstrike at Khuza'ah, east of Khan Yunis, killed one 25-year-old member of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, while he was at his post.

A short while later, a second airstrike near the same location killed another member of al-Qassam, a 22-year-old Palestinian.

At least another three people were injured in both airstrikes, said the sources. (dpa)