The Lebanese army has resumed shelling the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, saying the targeted posts are held by Fatah al-Islam fighters. Shelling started at 6am on Saturday after a calm night, marking almost three weeks since fighting broke out.

Zionist tanks and troops have pushed into the southern Gaza Strip where they have traded gunfire with members of the armed wing of the Hamas movement, the army and Hamas have said.

Bush arrived in Poland on Friday for talks on a planned US missile shield in central Europe after receiving a surprise Russian counter-offer to base it in Azerbaijan.