Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 10-year-old Palestinian girl and a teenage boy in two separate incidents today during Israel’s massive offensive into the northern Gaza Strip, witnesses and hospital officials said.

An Israeli tank fired a shell into a crowd of people east of the Jebaliya refugee camp, injuring several Palestinians, witnesses said.

Palestinian police arrested five members of a militant group early today in connection with a deadly attack on a US diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip, security officials said.