17 April 2011
At approximately 10:45am on Sunday 17 April 2011, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire at Palestinian farmers who were in their field near the separation fence between Gaza Strip and Israel.
The farmers were in the Al Qatbaniya and Al Ahmar areas, east of the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun when IOF opened fire at them.
No casualties or injuries were reported, but farmers were terrified and abandoned their farms.