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The Israeli army said on Friday morning that it had hit a group of terrorists who had fired incendiary balloons from the northern Gaza Strip into Israel.
Palestinian reports said the attack was targeting Beit Hanoun and a wounded man.
Meanwhile, Gaza's health ministry said a 19-year-old Palestinian man died of wounds sustained in clashes on July 14. The ministry identified Amjad Hamdona, who killed 172.
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Demonstrations are expected to resume along the border on Friday. The organizing committee called for mass participation under the slogan: "We're coming home despite your anger and fury, Trump."
"The Palestinian people are insisting on their rights, including the right of return and the continuation of non-violent marches," said a statement from the organizers.
The Trump administration announced last Friday that it had decided to cut the aid budget for Palestinians by $ 200 million. The cut should lead to a deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the decision was aimed at pressuring the Palestinians to resume US-led negotiations with Israel.
In addition to the cuts, reports last week said Washington planned to remove the "right of return" from issues being negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians. A State Department official later denied the report.
Friday's demonstrations are expected to be more numerous and more intense than those of the past two weeks due to lack of progress in negotiations to ease the blockade of Gaza and a long-term ceasefire, sources in Gaza.
Hamas President in Gaza Yahya Sinwar said this week that border marches have put pressure on Israel, adding that mediators have been to the band almost daily, including the UN special envoy. United in the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov.
Despite the fact that Hamas has reduced friction with Israel over the past three weeks to give the negotiations a chance to succeed, Mladenov did not visit the Gaza Strip or meet with Hamas leaders.
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