Palestinian Protests Turn Violent Again But Gatherings Smaller

Demonstrators, Israeli military clash at locations along fence separating Gaza and Israel

Palestinians burned tires, threw grenades and flew flaming kites at the fence separating Gaza and Israel on Friday, clashing again with Israel’s military despite both sides taking steps to ease tensions following weeks of deadly protests.

Israel’s military said about 10,000 demonstrators had gathered in five locations along the fence at around 5 p.m. local time. Besides throwing projectiles that included pipe bombs and rocks at Israeli forces, protesters also launched a flaming kite with a device attached that exploded in...