Israel was accused of a massacre today after at least 13 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 wounded during a devastating army raid on a Gaza Strip town.

Israeli troops today opened fire on a Gaza Strip hospital where hundreds had gathered after an army raid killed 10 Palestinians and wounded more than 100.

Three people were killed and 95 wounded today when a missile fired from an Israeli helicopter exploded in a crowd in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, doctors said.

ISRAELI troops blew up two apartment buildings in a Gaza Strip refugee camp yesterday, just hours after undercover forces killed the brother of a radical Palestinian leader during an arrest raid in the West Bank.

Six Palestinians were today sentenced to death for collaborating with Israel by a military court during a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, security officials said.

Israeli forces fired missiles on Palestinian security buildings in the Gaza Strip, and three Palestinians were killed in two other shooting incidents.