One Palestinian was killed and hundreds were injured in confrontations with Israeli soldiers at multiple spots along Gaza’s border with Israel following a third consecutive Friday of protests dubbed “Burning Flag Friday,” in reference to the Israeli blue and white flag. Agence France Presse quoted a spokesperson from the Health Ministry in Gaza as saying that Islam Herzallah, 28, was killed by Israeli troops east of Gaza City. The young man was taken to the Shifa medical center in Gaza city, where he was rushed to surgery but succumbed to his serious wounds. The health ministry said that at least 968 people, including 16 medics and reporters, were wounded by gunfire and tear gas Friday. The ministry said 419 of them were moved to hospitals and medical centers, and 550 received treatment in field clinics and makeshift hospitals near border areas. Israeli soldiers deliberately targeted field clinics with gas bombs, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza. Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said Fridays events showed that Israels attempts to “change the reality” have failed. He added that the burning of Israeli flags is a message to those "who believe in normalization with the occupation and a message to the world that this occupations presence on the land of Palestine is illegitimate." The Israeli army said that about 10,000 Palestinians protested on Friday along the Gaza border. It added that Palestinians took part in violent protests, with demonstrators throwing an explosive device and firebombs at Israeli troops. The Israeli military also displayed a video footage in which the frontier fence is seen being cut and breached during the recent clashes. In the West Bank, Israeli soldiers also injured 11 Palestinians after the army attacked protesters in Kafr Qalil, in the city of Nablus.