Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Northern Gaza

A Palestinian man was killed Sunday by Israeli gunfire in northern Gaza Strip, the first such incident since Israel and Palestinian resistance groups reached a cease-fire agreement in the blockaded enclave three months ago.

Fadl Halawa, 32, was killed after he was shot by the Israeli army in northern Gaza, Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qodra said in a brief statement.

The Israeli army is yet to comment on the incident.

The incident is the first of its kind since Israeli and Palestinian negotiators signed an August 26 cease-fire deal in Cairo, ending Israel’s a seven-week military onslaught on the coastal enclave.

The Israeli offensive, which lasted from July 7 to August 26, left 2,160 Palestinians dead – the vast majority of them civilians – and more than 11,000 injured.