An Israeli rescue team member works at a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on May 20, 2021. Both Israel and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, have accepted an Egyptian-brokered deal to cease fighting at 2 a.m. Friday local time (2300 GMT Thursday) to end the 11-day bloodshed.Photo:Xinhua

Israel said Sunday it will allow the "limited export" of farm produce from Gaza, one month after a cease-fire with the enclave's Hamas rulers to end an 11-day conflict.

The crowded Mediterranean territory, home to around two million Palestinians, has been under an Israeli blockade since 2007.

Extra restrictions since intense violence in May has meant farmers in Gaza have been unable to export goods as usual, creating a glut of farm produce such as tomatoes and strawberries, causing prices to tumble.

"Limited export of agricultural produce from the Gaza Strip" will begin Monday, said COGAT in a statement, the Israeli military body that administers civilian affairs in Palestinian territories.

It added that "this civilian measure, which was approved by the political echelon, is conditional upon the preservation of security stability."

Goods including farm produce will be allowed out of the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing.

The fragile cease-fire that ended 11 days of air strikes by Israel and rockets fired from Gaza came into place on May 21.

The conflict killed 260 Palestinians including some fighters, according to Gaza authorities.

In Israel, 13 people were killed, including a soldier, by rockets fired from Gaza, the police and army said.

In recent days, cease-fire violations have included Palestinian militants setting off incendiary ballons to spark fires in farmland - and Israel responding with two rounds of air strikes.