GAZA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- At least three Palestinian demonstrators were shot and wounded on Friday afternoon during clashes with Israeli soldiers stationed on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, medics said.
Hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators headed to the area between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel to demonstrate against the peace plan the United States will announce, better known as the "Deal of the Century."
The demonstrators joined the weekly anti-Israel protests, also called the "Great March of Return," being held since the end of March last year.
The demonstrators waved Palestinian flags, chanted slogans against the United States and Israel, and called for ending the tight Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip since 2007.
Local news reports and the Israeli media said that around 4,000 demonstrators gathered near the fence of the border with Israel, adding that several demonstrators tried to climb the fence and others launched arson balloons.
Israeli Radio reported that Israeli firefighters dealt with two large fires in southern Israel, close to the border with the Gaza Strip, adding that the fires were caused by arson balloons launched from Gaza into Israel.
The weekly protests are taking place while a senior Egyptian security intelligence delegation has been in Gaza since Thursday to follow up the implementation of a calm understanding that had been reached between Israel and Gaza factions.
Gaza Health Ministry said Friday that since the beginning of protests and rallies last year, the Israeli army has shot and killed 304 Palestinians and wounded by live ammunition 17,301 others.
The ministry added that among the injured referred to hospitals, there were 3,544 children and 1,168 women.
