Israeli army bulldozers infiltrated limitedly into the east of Gaza City and Rafah in the Gaza Strip under protection from other military units on Monday morning.
According to local sources, seven bulldozers and two excavators escorted by two tanks advanced from an Israeli military post behind the border fence towards agricultural plots of land in the east of the al-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
A similar incursion with four bulldozers and two excavators happened in the east of Rafah, south of Gaza.
The heavy machinery embarked on leveling and digging swaths of agricultural land, which are located several meters from the border fences.
Meanwhile, other tanks and military jeeps were behind the security fences while some drones were seen overflying the border areas to provide more protection for the infiltrating units.
The Israeli occupation forces also opened fire at swaths of cultivated land in the east of al-Fakhari town in Khan Yunis.
The eastern border areas of Gaza are repeatedly exposed to Israeli military incursions and gunfire attacks, which cause considerable damage to crops and prevent farmers from working their lands.
In a separate incident, Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire at fishermen and their boats off the northern coast of Gaza, forcing them to return ashore. No one was reportedly hurt in the shooting attack.
