Palestinian gunmen ambushed an Israeli vehicle travelling on the main road connecting the Gaza Strip settlements to Israel today, killing a husband and wife and wounding four other Israelis, rescue workers and the army said.

Two armed Palestinians infiltrated a fog-shrouded Israeli army outpost in a Gaza Strip settlement today, killing at least three Israelis in a fierce gun battle before being shot dead.

An Israeli aircraft attacked a Palestinian militant safe house at a beach camp near Gaza City today, wounding three fighters.

Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships hunted a fugitive militant in a crowded Gaza refugee camp today, setting off chaotic gunbattles that killed 10 Palestinians, including two UN school workers.

Palestinians took to the streets for noisy rallies and a mass funeral to bury those killed in confrontations with Israeli troops.