The Israeli army fired three tank shells at the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, moderately wounding five schoolchildren and lightly wounding two others, Palestinian officials said. The army denied firing tank shells, saying it used only light weapons to target militants attempting to launch a mortar shell. Associated Press Television News footage showed a large hole in the roof of a building behind the school that appeared to house a playground. Palestinian officials said the shell wounded seven children, two of whom were treated at the scene. The other students, aged 8-12, suffered shrapnel wounds and were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries, Palestinian medical officials said. "There is nothing to justify this random shelling," Khan Younis Gov. Hosni Zourab said.
