GAZA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians were killed on Sunday afternoon in an Israeli airstrike on eastern Gaza City, the Gaza Health Ministry said in a press statement.

Ashraf al-Qedra, the ministry spokesman, said in a press statement that the two killed Palestinians were identified as Bilal al-Banna and Abdu Allah Abu al-Tta.

The death toll of Palestinians has risen to 12 since a new round of military escalation between Israel and Palestinian factions days ago, he added.

According to a press statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), ICRC field crews had pulled out the bodies of the two Palestinians.