A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces along the border with Gaza on Friday as protests raged against Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the health ministry said.

Yasser Sokar, 32, is the fifth Palestinian killed in the Gaza Strip either in clashes or in Israeli air strikes since US President Donald Trump's controversial December 6 announcement.

He was shot during clashes along the border east of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian health ministry spokesman Askraf al-Qudra told AFP.

source: AFP