A number of Israeli military vehicles broke into Palestinian agricultural lands in northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning.

Palestinian sources said that more than ten military vehicles entered the north-east of Beit Lahia town and carried out extensive razing of farming land.

Local Palestinian farmers were forced to leave the area during the attack.

Since the start of the year Israeli forces carried out 18 limited incursions into the Gaza Strip and arrested 62 civilians including 41 fishermen.

An Israeli military force on Monday staged a limited incursion into the Gaza Strip from the territory’s southern border.

Local sources said that the force had entered the Al-Fukhari town east of Khan Younis to the south of the Gaza City combing and razing the area.

Israeli reconnaissance planes meanwhile hovered over the area at low altitudes the sources added.

Israeli troops had also fired across the border into Palestinian territory although no injuries were reported. However local farmers were forced to leave the area.