Dec. 13, 2015 5:59 P.M. (Updated: Dec. 13, 2015 6:39 P.M.)
Palestinians harvest a field of cucumbers on the outskirts of Gaza City. (AFP/File)
Locals told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers stationed on
the Israeli side of the border fence near the Kerem Shalom military post
opened fire at Palestinian farmers working on their land at the time,
hitting a farmer in his twenties.
Medics at Abu Yousif al-Najjar hospital said that the victim had been treated for wounds in his left leg.
An Israeli army spokesperson did not have immediate information on the incident.
Israeli
forces regularly open fire on Palestinian farmers as well as fishermen
whose work takes them close to a “security buffer zone” imposed by
Israel on both land and seaside borders of the besieged enclave.
Ninety-five
percent of Gaza's arable land lies along the zone that is routinely
restricted to Palestinians in the strip, making it impossible for many
farmers to access their land without serious risk, according to the
Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
On Friday, Israeli
soldiers shot and killed a 41-year-old Palestinian and injured at least
58 with live fire during a demonstration near the border fence.
