Two Palestinian farmers were killed by Israeli tank fire in the southern Gaza Strip today as they were working in their fields, Palestinian officials said.
Heavy machine gun fire from the tank killed Salem Qdeha (60) and Zuheir Abu Shaab (35) and wounded another man and a woman, the sources said.
The Palestinians were working their fields in the area of Absan el-Kabeera, east of Khan Yunis and close to the boundary with Israel, when the tanks opened fire, they added.
The deaths bring to 2,918 the number of people killed since the September 2000 outbreak of the Palestinian uprising, including 2,175 Palestinians and 687 Israelis.
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