Israeli attack leaves 13 dead

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

Residents flocked to the hospital in Khan Younis hoping for news of loved ones. But Israeli soldiers sprayed them with long volleys of automatic rifle fire as they waited outside the morgue, killing one man.

The Palestinian leadership described the day’s work as a massacre and called on the international community to protect them. Officials in Europe and Russia were quick to denounce the violence.