Palestinian killed in protests at Gaza Strip

Israeli soldiers have killed a Palestinian on Friday, in the seventh week of protests at the Gaza border, the health minister has announced, broadcast AFP.

Jaber Abu Mustafa has died after being shot in the arm at the Gaza Strip, this minister has declared.

Nearly 150 Palestinians have been shot by Israeli forces since the start of the protests, the ministry has said.

This case sends to 53 the number of Palestinians killed by the start of the protests on March 30th, in which it is required that Palestinians return to their homes, which have fled in 1948 and the same are now under Israeli administration.

Thousands of Palestinians have gathered at five key points near the border.

Israeli forces have responded with tear gas to disperse the crowd, the Ministry of Health in Gaza has said.

Israel's military has said about 1,500 Palestinians have participated in the protest.

The Israeli Army is accused of using excessive force against protesters, so the United Nations and the European Union have called for independent investigations.

The protests are expected to end next week.

On Monday, the United States is expected to carry the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Thousands are expected to gather near the border even reportedly will even try to cross across the territory.

The Islamist movement Hamas controls Gaza by 2007 and has fought three times with Israel at that time.