Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire in border clashes: Gaza ministry
Yussef al-Daya, 14, was hit in the chest to the east of Gaza City.
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - A Palestinian teenager was killed Friday by Israeli fire during clashes along the Gaza border, the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave said.
Yussef al-Daya, 14, was hit in the chest to the east of Gaza City, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said.
Around 30 other Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire in rallies along the frontier, he added.
The Israeli army said around 8,000 Palestinians demonstrated at various points along the border, without commenting on the teenagers death.
The protesters set tyres ablaze and threw grenades, incendiary devices and stones towards Israeli soldiers, an army spokesperson told AFP.
Israeli forces "responded with anti-riot means and shot according to the operational procedures," they said.
At least 251 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since March 2018, the majority shot during weekly border protests and others hit by tank fire or air strikes.
Two Israeli soldiers have been killed over the same period.
Israeli has fought three wars with Gazas Islamist rulers Hamas since 2008 and the enclave has been under a crippling blockade for more than a decade.
