A Palestinian sniper in Gaza opened fire Friday at Israeli farmers who were cultivating lands belonging to Kibbutz Nir Oz. No injuries were reported but a tractor was damaged.

The incident marks the second time this month that a Palestinian sniper targeted the Nir Oz farmers, who use armored tractors for protection.

Uri Dan, head of security at the western Negev kibbutz, said that during today's incident the single 0.5 millimeter bullet that was fired in the farmers' direction hit a tractor's bullet-proof glass shield.

"If the tractor hadn't been bullet-proof, the bullet would have killed its driver," he said, adding that the farmers went to work in coordination with the IDF. Soldiers were scouring the area in search of the sniper...