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Palestinian militants have stepped up their rocket attacks since Israel withdrew from Gaza in September.
Israel's decision followed an attack on Thursday that wounded four soldiers.
A Palestinian militant leader and a suspected Palestinian militant have been killed in a series of violent incidents in the Gaza Strip.
A man named as an Abu Rish Brigades leader died when his car blew up during the night near Khan Younis in the south, and three others were injured.
Earlier, Israel said it shot dead a militant he tried to plant a bomb.
Then at least three Palestinians were wounded when Israeli aircraft bombed roads and a bridge in the north.
Israel said the sites were used by militants firing rockets into Israel.
The victims, including at least two policemen, were injured when Israeli aircraft fired at least six missiles in the Beit Hanun and Beit Lahiya areas overnight, security sources told the AFP news agency.
'Explosion in boot'
The man killed near Khan Younis on Saturday was identified as Khaled Abu Sitta, 25, whose group is linked to the Fatah movement of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
Three other people were injured in the explosion, which appeared to centre on the boot of the car and not the engine, where Israeli missiles usually hit, the Associated Press reports.
An angry crowd carried the dead man away from the smouldering wreckage of the car.
The Israel army, which routinely acknowledges carrying out attacks, said it was not involved.
Stazbumpa said:Its nothing new, the IRA did a similar thing to our soldiers, take Bloody Sunday for example, and I'm sure its happened throughout history.