Explosion kills five Palestinians

Five Palestinians were killed
on Wednesday at the Israel-Gaza border by an explosive device
that appeared to have been detonated accidentally, Palestinian
officials said, as protests along the volatile frontier have
ticked up after months of relative quiet.
Dozens of Gaza youth held a protest along the border in
support of Palestinians jailed in Israel. An umbrella group of
Palestinian factions said the explosion was caused by a device
some of the protesters had planned to use during the rally.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the protesters
had tried to throw it at its soldiers across the border. The
Palestinian Health Ministry said five people had been killed.