JERUSALEM, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Shin Bet security agency on Monday accused Iran of financing Palestinian violence near the Gaza-Israel security fence.

"Iran is transferring funds to Hamas for violent actions in the Gaza Strip fence area," the Shin Bet said in a statement, referring to deadly clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops.

The information was based on intelligence and interrogations of the Palestinians caught after crossing the fence, it added.

Palestinians in the besieged enclave have been staging weekly mass protests near the fence, known as the "Great March of Return," since March 30.

On Monday, new clashes erupted in the wake of the inauguration of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, where 52, including at least two minors, were killed by Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian health ministry.