Amnesty International is today due to give details of the conditions in the Palestinian refugee camp at Jenin, devastated during Israel’s three-week military offensive on the West Bank.

A Scottish politician today claimed Israeli soldiers had fired shots over his head and struck a colleague with a stun grenade as they attempted to enter Yasser Arafat’s compound in Ramallah.

An Afghan refugee today compared US President George W Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair with Osama bin Laden at an anti-war demonstration.