GAZA CITY: A teenager was shot dead by the Israeli army during renewed clashes on the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in the Palestinian strip said.
Bilal Khafaja, 17, was shot in the chest during clashes east of Rafah in southern Gaza, the ministry said in a statement.
Thousands of protesters again approached the border in multiple locations Friday evening, the latest in months of violent demonstrations.
Balloons with incendiary devices attached were again flown across the border, after being largely absent in recent weeks.
Earlier Friday a Palestinian succumbed to his wounds, two months after being shot during protests, the health ministry said.
Amjed Hamdouna, 19, was wounded on July 14.
At least 174 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza since protests broke out on March 30.
One Israeli soldier was shot by a Palestinian sniper.
The protesters are calling for Palestinian refugees to be allowed to return to the homes they fled from in the war surrounding Israel's creation in 1948.
Israel accuses Gaza's rulers Hamas of manipulating the protests and of seeking to plan attacks.
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Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire in Gaza border clashes: ministry
Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire in Gaza border clashes: ministry
Israel army says struck site it claims Iran used for developing nuclear arms
JERUSALEM: srael's military said Thursday that it had struck a site in Iran it claimed was being used by the Islamic republic to develop nuclear weapons.
"The Israeli Air Force, acting on precise IDF intelligence, struck an additional Iranian nuclear programme site," the military said, claiming the "Taleghan compound was utilised by the regime to advance critical capabilities for developing nuclear weapons".
The Taleghan compound likely refers to a facility in Parchin, southeast of Tehran, where US-based think tank the Institute for Science and International Security, which has been monitoring Iran's nuclear programme, recently claimed the Islamic republic conducts covert military activities.
"The Israeli Air Force, acting on precise IDF intelligence, struck an additional Iranian nuclear programme site," the military said, claiming the "Taleghan compound was utilised by the regime to advance critical capabilities for developing nuclear weapons".
The Taleghan compound likely refers to a facility in Parchin, southeast of Tehran, where US-based think tank the Institute for Science and International Security, which has been monitoring Iran's nuclear programme, recently claimed the Islamic republic conducts covert military activities.
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