Palestinian sources said on Monday that the Israeli occupation forces fired machine guns toward the agricultural lands and properties of Palestinian citizens in Khan Younis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The sources quoted witnesses as saying the military towers near the site of the Sofa, east of Rafah opened fire towards the east of Rafah. Occupation forces also fired their guns against the property of the citizens east of the town of Khan Younis in the Khaza'a town without any reported injuries. Meanwhile, the same sources pointed out that Israeli gunboats fired heavy machine guns off the shores of the Rafah and Khan Younis, causing no injuries.