Israel's Gaza offensive kills two children

Israeli helicopters pounded a refugee camp with missiles and machine gun fire today, killing at least 14 Palestinians as troops searched houses in the largest offensive in Gaza in years.

The army said most of those killed in Rafah were gunmen. Palestinians said six civilians were among the dead, including a brother and sister, aged 13 and 16, who were killed by shots from a nearby army position while taking down the laundry.