IN THE biggest sweep of its kind for months, Israeli troops hunting for militants stormed dozens of homes in this Palestinian city yesterday, ordering residents to line up in the dawn chill as tanks blocked roads and helicopters hovered above.

Israeli forces have swept into a Palestinian refugee camp in the northern West Bank early on Tuesday, according to Palestinian security officials.

A PALESTINIAN gunman ran amok in an Israeli kibbutz at midnight Sunday night, killing five people, including two children.

A Palestinian gunman ran amok in an Israeli kibbutz, killing five people, including two children.