An Israeli military drone on Monday night opened fire at a Palestinian municipal crew as they were trying to extinguish a fire in a dumpsite in Juhor ad-Dik area, east of Gaza City.

The Gaza City municipality said the shooting attack forced its crew to withdraw from the place for some time, but they returned after the civil affairs office coordinated for their access to the dump.

The municipality added that the Israeli occupation army allowed two of its water vehicles to reach the site, although they were not enough to put out the blaze.