Friday, February 19, 2021

Israel opens floodgates near Gaza, destroys Palestinian crops

February 19, 2021 

A view of flooded farmlands after Israel opened dam’s gates that led to flooding of agricultural lands in eastern Gaza Strip, near the Israeli border on 18 February 2021. [Ali Jadallah - Anadolu Agency]


February 19, 2021 at 2:05 pm

Israeli occupation forces today opened floodgates near the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip for the second day, flooding hundreds of dunums of Palestinian agricultural land.

Local sources said that the water devastated vast tracts of land in the eastern Gaza City while dozens of other cultivated lands were flooded near Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip.

The farmers incurred heavy losses as a result of the floods.

Israel regularly opens the floodgates on the Gaza fence in winter flooding Palestinian property.



Israel tanks invade Gaza, open fire at farmers

February 15, 2021 

Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles are deployed to the Gaza Strip border 
ahead of the anniversary march of the "Great March of Return"
, in Sderot, Israel on March 29, 2019 [Faiz Abu Rmeleh / Anadolu Agency]


A number of Israeli tanks today carried out incursion in the east of the city of Jabalya in the north of the Gaza Strip and opened fire at Palestinian farmers, Palestinian security sources said.

According to the sources, three bulldozers and three tanks breached the borders and trampled on agricultural land and farms inside Gaza.

They destroyed land and building dirt mounds and opened fire and shot smoke canisters.

Israeli occupation drones were flying overhead during the incursion.

On Sunday, six Israeli tanks invaded areas east of Bet Lahiya and opened fire at Palestinian farmers, apparently to force them to leave their farms as they razed several agricultural facilities.

Palestinian farmers and fishermen suffer almost daily attacks at the hands of Israeli occupation forces.



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