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GAZA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian young man was killed Friday afternoon during clashes with Israeli soldiers stationed along the border areas between eastern Gaza and Israel, a Palestinian official said.
Mohamed Abu Seda, 26, was killed and three others injured by Israeli gunfire in the east of al-Bureij refugee camp near the border with Israel, Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of Gaza-based health ministry, told reporters.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of Palestinian young men gathered close to the fence between eastern Gaza and Israel to protest the Israeli blockade imposed on the coastal enclave since 2007.
They said when protesters began to throw stones, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them.
Every Friday, Palestinian young men walk to the borders in protest against Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Since Oct. 2015, a new wave of violence between Israel and the Palestinians has left more than 230 Palestinians killed and a couple hundred others injured.
