Latest: Six Palestinian deaths brings to 28 those killed in protests on Gaza-Israel border

Latest: Palestinians have torched piles of tyres near Gaza's border with Israel, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and drawing Israeli fire that killed six men in a second mass protest in a week.

Update 5.30pm Palestinians have torched piles of tyres near Gaza's border with Israel, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and drawing Israeli fire that has killed six men in a second mass protest in a week.

Friday's deaths brought to 28 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire over the past week.