Six Palestinians die in Israeli attacks

ISRAELI troops backed by tanks, attack helicopters and bulldozers raided a Palestinian refugee camp early yesterday.

They then exchanged fire with gunmen that killed at least four people, witnesses said. Two others died in the West Bank.

Soldiers entered the camp near Rafah on the Gaza-Egyptian border. The army said Palestinian gunmen shot at soldiers, and an Apache helicopter fired back, killing at least one Palestinian. Three others died in exchanges of fire, and seven were wounded in the clashes.