At least a dozen vehicles entered agricultural land near the security fence, in the vicinity of the city of Beit Lahiya, the Safa news agency reported on Monday.
According to the source, the convoy consisted of five bulldozers, a Namer armored personnel carrier, two Merkava tanks and several jeeps.
Israel has kept Gaza locked down since 2007, when the Islamic Resistance Movement came to power there.
According to data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the cumulative cost of the Israeli siege of Gaza and economic restrictions totaled 16.7 billion dollars in 2007 and 2018, accounting for six times the Gross Domestic Product of the Strip.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA) warned last month that the enclave could face famine. “One million 200 thousand refugees in the coastal enclave regularly receive food aid from our agency,” UNRWA Spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna noted.
Days ago, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs denounced that the area has suffered from a chronic electricity deficit for a decade, which undermines the already fragile living conditions of two million Palestinians.
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