Palestinians bury 7 killed in latest Gaza flare-up

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Thousands of Gazans on Saturday thronged the funerals of seven people killed by Israeli troops during mass protests the previous day, chanting anti-Israel and anti-US slogans.

The coastal strip's ruling Hamas group, meanwhile, dispatched a delegation to Egypt in a new attempt to ease a crippling blockade on the Palestinian territory.

Friday's violence was the deadliest day of protests in four months. Among the dead was an 11-year-old boy, believed to be the youngest of 144 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire during the protests. Another boy, 14, was also among the dead.