Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian farmer on Tuesday east of Gaza City, Palestinian medical officials said.

Emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said the farmer, who was not identified, suffered a gunshot wound while tending his land east of Gaza City.

He was taken from the Shajaiyeh area to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City where he was determined to be moderately injured, Abu Salmiya added.

An Israeli military spokeswoman claimed that forces stationed near the border fence shot a Palestinian man who approached the area in the northern Gaza Strip.

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