Israeli troops shot and killed a Gazan teenager during clashes Friday near the border fence, the health ministry and witnesses in the Palestinian enclave said.

Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qodra identified the teenager as 16-year-old Abdel Rahman al-Dabbagh and said he was killed east of Bureij refugee camp.

Witnesses said a group of young Palestinians gathered near the security barrier between Israel and the Gaza Strip and threw stones at Israeli lookout towers, prompting soldiers to open fire.