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Gaza: Palestinian farmer 'killed by Israeli gunfire' | Gaza: Palestinian farmer 'killed by Israeli gunfire' |
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A Palestinian farmer has been shot dead in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources say. | A Palestinian farmer has been shot dead in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources say. |
A health ministry official said the 22-year-old man was hit by Israeli army fire near Jabaliya refugee camp, in the north of the coastal territory. | A health ministry official said the 22-year-old man was hit by Israeli army fire near Jabaliya refugee camp, in the north of the coastal territory. |
The Israeli military has not yet commented on the report. | The Israeli military has not yet commented on the report. |
Levels of cross-border violence have dropped sharply since a truce ended an eight-day conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza in November. | Levels of cross-border violence have dropped sharply since a truce ended an eight-day conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza in November. |
A second Palestinian was wounded in the incident, AFP news agency quoted a local emergency services spokesman as saying. | A second Palestinian was wounded in the incident, AFP news agency quoted a local emergency services spokesman as saying. |
Two days after the ceasefire came into effect, a Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli soldiers near Gaza's border with Israel, Palestinian officials said. | |
Israel maintains a self-declared security buffer zone in farmland on the Gazan side of the border which people are prohibited from entering at risk of being shot. | |
After last year's Gaza conflict, the military reduced the width of the zone from 300m (1,000ft) to 100m. |