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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian farmer

As part of their campaign to shoot Palestinian civilians, Israeli troops have killed an elderly farmer in the northern parts of the Gaza Strip.

Sixty-five-year-old Shaaban al-Qarmoot was killed in Beit Hanun on Monday, said Hamas spokesman Adham Abu Selmiya.

He added that the farmer’s body was being transferred to the nearby Kamal Adwan hospital, AFP reported.

Israeli troops frequently open fire on Gaza residents, who resort to scavenging and collecting scrap metals to make a living under the crippling Tel Aviv-imposed blockade.

Earlier on Monday, Israeli warplanes attacked the coastal enclave, leaving two Palestinians injured.

The Israeli military launches attacks on the Palestinian territories on a regular basis.

At the turn of 2009, Israel invaded the impoverished Palestinian stretch of land, killing more than 1,400 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

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