Israeli forces fire teargas

Israeli forces have begun heavily firing teargas at protesters east of Gaza's al-Burij refugee camp, despite it being more than 300 metres away from the boundary fence, a Middle East Eye correspondent at the scene reports.

In a statement, a copy of which was sent to MEE, the interior ministry in Gaza said it had deployed security staff around all the roads and alleyways leading to the protest camp in order to make sure that the protesters do not approach the fence and the demonstrations keep calm.