April 29, 2016 2:30 A.M. (Updated: April 29, 2016 2:30 A.M.)
GAZA
CITY (Ma'an) -- Palestinian farmers and shepherds were forced to leave
their fields after coming under live Israeli fire in eastern Khan Younis
in the southern Gaza Strip early Friday, witnesses said.
Israeli
forces deployed on the borderline in the Khuzaa and al-Fakhari area of
eastern Khan Younis where they opened fire on farmers and shepherds
working in their fields, witnesses told Ma’an. The farmers and shepherds left the area following the shooting. No injuries were reported. An Israeli army spokesperson said they were looking into reports on the incident. The
Israeli army regularly opens fire on Palestinian fisherman and farmers
along the border areas of the besieged enclave, despite a ceasefire
agreement that ended Israel's 2014 offensive on the strip.The
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has documented
nearly 100 instances of Israeli forces opening fire on Palestinians in
the military-enforced "buffer zone" between the besieged enclave and
Israel, on both land and sea sides
