Israeli troops kill boy, aged 11

ISRAELI soldiers killed an 11-year-old boy and wounded a TV news cameraman when they fired towards Palestinian protesters in the West Bank and Gaza Strip yesterday.

Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said troops have arrested more than 1,200 Palestinians in the past two months in what he described as an unprecedented campaign against suspected militants.

Palestinians say Israel is trying to scuttle any chance of a truce with its stepped-up raids on suspected militants.