Gaza City, May 02, SPA -- Israeli forces on Saturday opened fire at Palestinian farmers near the security fence in south-east Gaza Strip and sent ground troops into the other end of the coastal territory, according to eyewitness accounts quoted by DPA. The farmers were working their land in the Faraheen area in theeast of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip when they cameunder machine gun fire from the Israeli army posts on the border,the witnesses said. Meanwhile, three Israeli bulldozers, backed by two tanks, rolledfor a few hundreds of meters into Beit Lahiya town, an agriculturalcommunity in the northern Gaza Strip. Residents said the bulldozersleveled some groves and withdrew later in the morning.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/660024