A picture taken from Israel shows an Israeli Merkava tank taking
position along the southern border with the Gaza Strip (Back) on
Dec. 25, 2013 (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
position along the southern border with the Gaza Strip (Back) on
Dec. 25, 2013 (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces fired warning shots near the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, Israel's army said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said warning shots were fired in the air after a crowd of Palestinians began hurling rocks at the security fence.
The crowd dispersed following the gunfire, she added.
The incident took place east of Gaza City in an area adjacent to the Nahal Oz kibbutz, Israeli media reported.
The Israeli security buffer zone around Gaza was meant to be reduced following Tuesday's ceasefire agreement, with farmers initially reporting that they were able to access their fields 100 meters from the border fence.
Before Operation Protective Edge, Israeli forces routinely opened fire on those who entered the buffer zone, which ranged from 500-1500 meters from the border and encompassed 17 percent of Gaza's total land area.
In March, a mentally disabled 57-year-old woman was shot dead by Israeli soldiers after wandering near the buffer zone east of Khan Younis.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said warning shots were fired in the air after a crowd of Palestinians began hurling rocks at the security fence.
The crowd dispersed following the gunfire, she added.
The incident took place east of Gaza City in an area adjacent to the Nahal Oz kibbutz, Israeli media reported.
The Israeli security buffer zone around Gaza was meant to be reduced following Tuesday's ceasefire agreement, with farmers initially reporting that they were able to access their fields 100 meters from the border fence.
Before Operation Protective Edge, Israeli forces routinely opened fire on those who entered the buffer zone, which ranged from 500-1500 meters from the border and encompassed 17 percent of Gaza's total land area.
In March, a mentally disabled 57-year-old woman was shot dead by Israeli soldiers after wandering near the buffer zone east of Khan Younis.
