(Source: B'Tselem - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) In December 2015, Palestinian farmers in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli military planes had sprayed their land with herbicides on three days that month: 8, 21 and 23 December. The spraying covered areas up to 200 meters west of the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The spraying extended from the center of the Gaza Strip to the south, from areas to the east of al-Bureij Refugee Camp to land east of Khuza'ah. This action was undertaken despite the fact that in 2014, the military informed Palestinians that they could farm land up to 100 meters from the fence. Moreover, due to the...
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