Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians, one of them an 11-year-old boy, and wounded 248 others taking part on Friday in weekly protests at the fortified Gaza Strip border, Palestinian medical officials say.

Dozens of Palestinians demonstrating at the Gaza border are injured by Israeli gunfire and tear gas, as the latest round of protests drew several thousand participants to the frontier.

The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to meet Friday for deciding whether to send international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces.

Palestinians are gathering for fresh protests along the Gaza border, a day after Israeli forces killed dozens there as the US embassy opened in Jerusalem on what was the conflict's bloodiest day in years.

Thousands protest along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel in a fourth straight Friday of mass demonstrations and clashes, with four Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces.