Gazan teenager shot by Israeli forces dies from wounds

A Palestinian teenager shot by Israeli forces in Gaza during the Great Return March succumbed to his wounds on Saturday, the health ministry in the besieged enclave said.

Jamal Afana, 15, was shot in the head on Friday during clashes along the border near Rafah in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run ministry said.

The death brings to 54 the number of Palestinians killed since protests broke out along the border with Israel on March 30.

No Israelis have been injured.

Major protests are expected on Monday along the border to coincide with the opening of Israel's US embassy in Jerusalem.

US President Donald Trump's December announcement led to major protests from Palestinians, who consider the eastern part of the city their capital.

Mass protests erupted on March 30 - dubbed "Great Return March" - which have centred on the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes, after they were expelled following the 1948 creation of Israel.

The protests along the Gaza border quickly turned deadly after Israeli forces began responding with live ammunition. Thousands of protesters have been wounded by gunfire or needed treatment for tear gas inhalation in the weeks of protests.

Israel has defended its disproportionate use of violence against peaceful protesters after facing a legal challenge from international rights groups by suggesting human rights laws do not apply to what it described as "acts of war”.

Click here to view an updated list of the Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since Friday March 30.