Four Islamic Jihad militants killed in 'accidental' explosion

Four Palestinian militants were killed in an apparent accidental explosion near the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, said the Islamic Jihad group.

In a statement by Islamic Jihad's armed wing, it said four of its fighters had been killed during "preparations" without giving further details.

According to an AFP correspondent, the men died when a tuk tuk vehicle exploded a few hundred metres from the border.

The explosions comes a day after a third Friday of protests along the Gaza-Israel border.

The group is supported by Iran, and has fought against Israel in multiple wars, the most recent of which was in 2014.

Israeli troops have killed 34 Palestinians and wounded over 1,000 others with live fire since the mass protests began on March 30, prompting widespread international condemnation.

A Palestinian man was shot and killed at a border protest campsite on Thursday by Israeli fire.

Several thousand Gazans have gathered at various locations after the main weekly Muslim prayers to demonstrate.

Organisers were calling on Friday's demonstrators to burn Israeli flags and raise Palestinian ones.

At a protest camp there, a large Israeli flag was placed on the ground for demonstrators to walk on.

Marchers have been protesting against a crippling decade-old blockade on the Palestinian enclave and demanding the right of return of Palestinian refugees to what is now Israel.

Last week, protesters burned mounds of tyres, sending plumes of smoke into the air in the border area. Israeli soldiers used large fans in a bid to push the smoke away.

Israel has fought three wars with Hamas since 2008, which runs Gaza.

Rights groups say military's open-fire orders are unlawful.