Israeli forces open fire at fishermen in Gaza, causing damage to boat
Gaza Strip (QNN)- Israeli occupation’s navy opened fire on Monday morning at Palestinian fishermen sailing off Al-Sudaniya area in Gaza City, causing damage to a boat.
Local sources said that Israeli naval forces earlier today opened fire and water cannons on fishermen while sailing at about three nautical miles from the shore of Al-Sudaniya area in Gaza City, causing partial damage to at least one boat and forcing fishermen to return to the shore.
However, no injuries were reported.
Earlier this week, the occupation navy detained two fishermen off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip near the city of Beit Lahia, and confiscated their boat before releasing them later.
On 25 June, the Israeli occupation government also reduced the Gaza fishing zone from 12 to 6 miles.
On 30 June, the occupation government announced it restored the fishing zone from 6 to 12.
‘Israel’ has maintained a blockade on the Gaza Strip since 2007.
It imposes tight restrictions on the work of fishermen off the coast of the Gaza Sea, citing security reasons.
The Israeli navy also deliberately targets fishing boats on a daily basis, preventing nearly 3600 fishermen from earning a living.
The Israelis open fire, use water cannons, and damage fishing nets and boats’ engines in their efforts to terrorize fishermen.
Gaza has approximately 3,000 fishermen, of whom only 800 work on some 700 boats.
Some 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza make a living directly or indirectly from fishing, according to official Palestinian statistics.
