At least eight Palestinians were killed tonight and several others injured as a result of the Israeli aerial bombardment of two houses in the cities of Rafah and Deir al-Balah, in the southern and central Gaza Strip, said sources.Rescue teams managed to pull out four bodies from under the rubble of a house that was shelled by Israeli aircrafts in al-Khirbeh area, in southern Rafah.Four others were killed and others injured in an Israeli shelling of a house in Deir al-Balah.Israeli artillery also intensified its attacks during the past hours against areas along the borders. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency - WAFA