Israelis move deep into Gaza

Israeli troops seized suspected Palestinian weapons-makers in the deepest incursion into Gaza City in two years today and surrounded the West Bank hideout of the alleged mastermind of a shooting attack on a kibbutz.

Backed by about 30 armoured vehicles and three helicopters, soldiers stormed a two-storey home and seized four brothers of the Meqdad family on suspicion they manufactured and distributed mortar shells used in attacks on Jewish settlements.