Israeli naval boats fired several shells at the shores of Gaza City on Tuesday, while Israeli ground forces opened fire on farmers in the eastern Gaza Strip.(Photo: Ma’an News Agency)
Gaza, 20 Jumadil Awwal 1436/11 March 2015 (MINA) – Israeli naval boats fired several shells at the shores of Gaza City on Tuesday, while Israeli ground forces opened fire on farmers in the eastern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
Locals told Ma’an that Israeli war boats fired five shells near the al-Zahra area. No injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, Israeli military vehicles deployed east of Gaza City opened fire on farmers working on their land near the the border, Ma’an News Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
The al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reports that Israeli forces have opened fire at the Gazan border 29 times since the Aug. 26 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant groups, killing at least two Palestinians and injuring 35, including nine children.
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On Saturday, Israeli naval forces shot and killed Palestinian fisherman Tawfiq Abu Riyala off the coast south of Gaza City.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said she was looking into the incidents. (T/P010/P3)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
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