Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli forces have shot dead three Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy, as thousands of people protested along the fence dividing the Gaza Strip and Israel.
The ministry said the boy was struck in the chest, a 24-year-old man was shot in the back and another man, 28, succumbed to his wounds at hospital on Friday.
A protester waves Palestinian national flags while others burn tires near the fence of the Gaza Strip border with Israel. Source: AP
It added that 126 protesters were wounded by live fire.
Responding to calls , burning tires, throwing rocks and chanting slogans against a stifling Israeli-Egyptian blockade on the territory.
The Israeli military said about 20,000 protesters participated. They threw explosive devices and grenades toward the troops who used tear gas and live fire.
