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Khan Younis: The Israeli forces opened live fire at Palestinian agricultural land east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning.
The Israeli soldiers stationed in military posts across the border fence east of the village of Khuzaa opened live ammunition intermittently at Palestinian fields. However, no injuries were reported, Palestinian news agency (Ma’an) reported.
Israeli military incursions inside the besieged Gaza Strip and near the "buffer zone," which lies on both the land and sea sides of Gaza, have long been a near-daily occurrence.
Palestinians who work near the unilaterally declared "buffer zone" between the Palestinian enclave and Israel often come under fire from military forces, as the Israeli military has not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural sector of the blockaded coastal enclave.
On Wednesday night, a Palestinian fisherman near Israel’s sea-side buffer zone went missing after an encounter with Israeli forces, and has yet to be found by Palestinian or Israeli authorities.
The incident has sparked anger in the besieged coastal enclave. A sit-in protest was organized on Thursday condemning the "Israeli crime" and demanding an international intervention to protect Gaza fishermen and prosecute Israel for its crimes.
Despite the ceasefire agreement that ended the deadly war, the Israeli army regularly open fires on Palestinian fishermen and farmers along the border areas.
