Three killed during violence at funerals

CLASHES between Israeli troops and Palestinians killed at least three people yesterday including a 16-year-old boy, as thousands poured into the streets to mourn seven people killed in a missile strike.

Israeli troops shot dead a 21-year-old member of the Islamic militant group Hamas, a 35-year-old policeman and a 16-year-old boy, witnesses said.

The army said it fired at the 21-year- old who was near a rocket launcher in the Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, but was unaware of the other two deaths.