TWO GAZAN FISHERMEN WOUNDED, THREE DETAINED IN ISRAELI NAVAL ATTACK

Gaza, 14 Jumadal Awwal 1436/5 March 2015 (MINA) – A Palestinian official source said that two Palestinian fishermen suffered bullet injuries and three others were detained on Thursday morning when the Israeli occupation navy attacked them off the northern shores of the Gaza Strip.

The official source, who works for the Palestinian ministry of agriculture, told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the Israeli navy opened machinegun fire at the fishermen as they were working off the coast of al-Sudaniya area and wounded two of them, identified as Eid Mohsen and Ziyad Fahed, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

He added that the naval forces confiscated a boat belonging to fisherman Mahmoud Zaidan and detained three others on board, pointing out that another fishing boat sustained damage in the gunfire attack.

The Israeli navy did not comply with the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement concluded between Israel and the Palestinian resistance on August 26, 2014, and it has committed, since then, many violations against fishermen and their boats.

This agreement includes allowing Palestinian fishermen to sail and fish within six nautical miles in the Gaza Sea; however, all Israeli attacks took place within these nautical miles, which proves that Israel deliberately tightens restrictions on Gaza fishermen and their livelihoods. (T/P006/R04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)