Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in border clashes: Gaza ministry

Rami Qahman, 28, died after being shot east of Rafah in southern Gaza and 37 other Palestinians were shot and wounded during the violence, the ministry added.

The border between the blockaded Gaza Strip and Israel has been rocked by deadly violence since March 30 when major protests backed by Islamist group Hamas and clashes broke out along the frontier.

But for the second consecutive Friday, clashes along the border were lower in intensity than in previous weeks, amid talk of a truce deal between Hamas and Israel.

The deadly violence came as Palestinian civil servants formed long queues in Gaza on Friday to receive millions of dollars in Qatari-funded salaries, as part of efforts to ease tensions in and around the impoverished territory.

Qatar has also said it would hand out $100 to each of 50,000 poor families, as well as larger sums to Palestinians wounded in clashes along Gaza's border with Israel.

The Israeli-authorised money transfer appeared to be part of a deal that would see cash-strapped Hamas end months of often violent protests along the border in exchange for Israel easing its decade-long blockade of Gaza.

At least 221 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the end of March, the majority shot during protests and clashes, while others have died in tank fire or air strikes.