Four Palestinian demonstrators have been killed and more than 300 injured in clashes with the Israeli army on the Gaza border since Friday night, the Gaza Health Ministry said yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the Israeli escalation was a violation of international laws and conventions.

HSBC Holdings detailed a new structure for its investment-banking unit to enlarge the scope of the business to encompass its largest corporate clients, four months after it hired Matthew Westerman from Goldman Sachs Group to help lead it.