Twenty Palestinians were wounded today by Israeli fire on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, the Ministry of Health in that Palestinian territory announced.
Several thousand Palestinians participated in the protest near the border, and several dozen of them approached the border fence.
Some flew incendiary kites across the border. The dragons have caused fires and damaged crops and forests in recent weeks, killing livestock and wildlife in Israel.
The Islamic extremist organization Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has been leading protests that have turned violent for three months. More than 120 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in those protests.
Israel claims it is defending its border and border settlements and accuses Hamas of using the protests to cover up attempts to breach the fence and carry out attacks.
The protests are intended to draw attention to the Israeli and Egyptian blockade of the Gaza Strip imposed after Hamas seized control of Gaza by force, defeating forces loyal to rival, more moderate Fatah.
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