<div>16 Palestinians died and hundreds were wounded in a conflict that erupted last night as tens of thousands of Gazans marched near the Israeli border in a major protest. It is worst single-day-violence since the 2014 Gaza war.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Israel's military targeted three Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip with tank fire and an air strike after what it said was an attempted shooting attack against soldiers along the border that caused no injuries. The health ministry in Gaza said 16 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces.&nbsp;</div>''<div></div>''<div>Meanwhile, the UN Security Council will hold closed-door talks to discuss the unravelling situation in Gaza. A diplomat said, the meeting, to be held at the request of Kuwait, will begin today. The informal consultations would discuss the latest developments in Gaza and the situation in West Asia.</div>