Gaza, ALRAY - The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli occupation forces shot dead a Palestinian in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the first such fatality since a 51-day Gaza offensive ended in August.

The ministry identified the man as Fadel Mohammed Halawa, 32, and said he was shot by Israeli soldiers east of Jabalya refugee camp. One of Halawa's relatives said he had been searching for song birds, which nest in trees near the Israeli border and command high prices in Gaza markets.

The Israeli occupation keeps violating the cease fire agreement, signed between Israeli and Palestinian factions and brokered by Egypt , through firing at Palestinian farmers and fishermen.