Haaretz:

Eight Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded Wednesday afternoon when Israel Defense Forces helicopter gunships and tanks fired missiles and shells at a crowd of protestors in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The IDF said in a statement that it had not targeted the crowd; military sources one of the tank shells either passed through a nearby abandoned building or went off course and hit the demonstrators.

Palestinian witnesses said most of those killed were school children, The witnesses also said that four missiles were fired from the air.

At least sixty people, including many women and children, were wounded in the incident, witnesses said. The incident brings the day's death toll in the area to 13.

This comes after a few days of home demolitions and of course strong denounciation by the US here

House Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-Texas) told the AIPAC conference on Monday that he would urge passage of a House resolution saying there is no right of return for Palestinians "and that Israel will not retreat behind
the 1967 borders."

House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) also said he would spearhead a resolution.

Bush said: "Finally, AIPAC elected a president I can kiss"

Rice, speaking in Berlin after a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, said the United States had told Israel "that some of their actions don't create the best atmosphere."

For the last few days Israel has been demolishing homes in Rafah in the process killing dozens and leaving thousands homeless. Amnesty International reported that "More than 10% of Gaza's agricultural land has been destroyed in the past three and a half years" and destroyed "More than 3,000 homes"