Two women killed, 13 wounded in blast in Gaza house

Two woman were killed and 13 people were hurt in an explosion in a house in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Wednesday, witnesses and hospital officials said. There was no immediate word on what caused the blast. One resident said an Israeli missile missed its target and hit the house. A witness said a car carrying members of a terror cell planning to fire rockets on Israel passed the house as the explosion occurred. They jumped from the car and ran into a nearby field.