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23 April 2012
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At approximately 6:00 am on Monday 23 April 2012, 14 Israeli tanks accompanied by armored bulldozers moved about 400 meters into the Al Mghaeer agricultural area east of Beit Hanoun in North Gaza district.
The bulldozers then moved to the Al Furtt and Al Ahmer areas east of Al Amal neighborhood, about 600 meters from the eastern separation fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
The bulldozers leveled lands that have been frequently razed before.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) also opened fire at farmers working in their fields near the area of the incursion.
The firing scared the farmers and forced them to abandon their work.
At approximately 2:15 pm on the same day, the IOF opened fire at a group of activists from the Beit Hanoun Local Initiative who were filming the Israeli incursion in order to document it.
No casualties were reported.
At approximately 4:30 pm on the same day, the IOF withdrew from the area.
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