GAZA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian man died Thursday of wounds he suffered during last Friday's anti-Israel protests along the Gaza-Israeli border fence, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Anas Abu Asser, 19 years old, died of injuries he suffered during last Friday's "Great March of Return" in Gaza City, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Abu Asser's death brought the death toll among Palestinian protesters to 45 people since the anti-Israel rallies started on March 30.

Three Palestinians were killed and 880 others wounded last Friday during clashes between dozens of Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers along the borders.

The six-week rally, which always witness high turnout on Fridays, is expected to peak on May 15 when the Palestinians mark the forcible transfer of two thirds of the Palestinian people and the ethnic cleansing of over 400 Palestinian villages.

Israel rejects the protests and vows to respond to any border infiltration attempts that may threaten its sovereignty as well as its residents.