Clashes leave 16 Palestinians dead and hundreds injured near Israel border

Clashes erupted as tens of thousands of Gazans marched near the Israeli border in a major protest on Friday, leaving 16 Palestinians dead.

Palestinian protesters evacuate a wounded youth during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP 

Teargas canisters fired by Israeli troops fall down on Palestinians during a demonstration near the Gaza Strip border with Israel, in eastern Gaza City. | AP

Palestinian protesters try to evacuate a wounded woman during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

A Palestinian protester slings stones towards Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Palestinian protesters gather along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Palestinian protesters evacuate a wounded youth during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Palestinian protesters run to cover from teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Palestinian protesters react while evacuate a wounded youth during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Palestinian protesters cover from teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Clashes erupted as tens of thousands of Gazans marched near the Israeli border in a major protests, leaving 16 Palestinians dead and hundreds more wounded in the conflict's worst single day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war. | AP

Protesters cover themselves from Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Medics try to evacuate a wounded youth during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Palestinian protesters evacuate a wounded youth during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Palestinian protesters evacuate a wounded youth during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP

Protesters run to cover themselves from Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. | AP