extract from Ma'an article
Meanwhile, Israeli tanks entered the Gaza Strip through the Kisufim gate
near Khan Younis and opened fire as bulldozers razed farmland in the
area, onlookers told Ma'an.
An military spokeswoman said soldiers
identified an explosive device near the border fence and safely
detonated it. She said soldiers fired tank shells during the procedure
as a "method of deterrence."
The Israeli army holds Hamas fully responsible for maintaining calm in the coastal enclave, she added.