GAZA, 25 Oct. - (ANA)  -  Four Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli military fire during protests at the Gaza-Israel border, the Gaza Health Ministry said, adding 85 people were wounded so far.

The first victim of this round of Friday protests was 27-year-old Muhammad Khaled 'Abd al-Nabi. Two other names of Palestinian victims are already known: 22-year-old Ahmed Said Abu Libdah and 23-year-old Aish Sha'ath, who were both hit by Israel army fire during protests east of Khan Yunis.

Organizers of the weekly protests at the Gaza-Israel border called on Gaza residents to demonstrate en masse on Friday under the slogan "Gaza will not surrender."

Earlier Friday, London-based Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat reported Egypt reached a short-term agreement between Israel and Hamas to ease violence along their common border.

A delegation from the Egyptian intelligence service that has been shuttling between Gaza and Ramallah and which has also been meeting with Israeli officials achieved an understanding regarding a halt to the violence by Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza along the border fence with Israel, in exchange for an easing of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, according to the report.

The protests along the border, which have frequently involved tens of thousands of demonstrators, began in March.

Meanwhile, clashes also broke out between Palestinian and Israeli army forces near Ramallah, in the West Bank, with early reports suggesting at least 9 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli live fire.  - (ANA) -

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