""Yesterday in al-Faraheen, Gaza, Israeli Occupation Forces shot and
wounded an unarmed 22 year old farmer, Mohammed Qdeih, from
behind." "Under the siege, Israeli "closed military zones" have confiscated up
to 35 per cent of Gaza's arable land, which was previously used for fruit and
olive orchards, wheat and various vegetables. With nearly half of Gaza's
population designated as "food insecure" by UN Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the farming industry having been crippled from
the inability to export products under the Israeli blockade, this land is
essential for the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and residents of Gaza."
"The agreement between Israel and Hamas clearly stated that Israeli forces would
"refrain from targeting residents in the border areas" and to "stop all
hostilities in the Gaza Strip land, sea and air including incursions and
targeting of individuals." Hamas and other factions have held up their end of
the bargain with not a single rocket being fired from Gaza.""