An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian and wounded three others on Monday, the local emergency services said.

An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian and wounded three others on Monday, the local emergency services said.

Emergency services chief Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP that Musaad Alzaneen, a man in his early 20s, was killed in the raid on farmland near the town of Beit Hanoun.

Tensions have risen in and around Gaza after a year of relative calm.

Monday's incidents occurred as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US President Barack Obama to discuss the future of the peace process with the Palestinians.