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Ceasefire re-awakens dreams of Gaza fishermen

27 November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Strip Photo by Rosa Schiano Fishermen in Gaza are able to fish six miles from the shore for the first time since 2006 after the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. Fishermen hope the fishing industry will recover after its almost complete destruction by the siege but say […]

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#Gaza | Haneyya: Israel to allow Palestinian fishing at six miles distance

[ PIC 25/11/2012 – 07:52 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Haneyya has said that Egypt informed his government that Israel would allow Palestinian fishermen to fish at a distance of six nautical miles off the Gaza coast. He said that Egyptian intelligence chief Rafat Shehada told him over the phone on […]

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#VIDEO | Breaking the siege with the Palestinian fishermen to support their livelihood under Israeli attack ~ by @rosa_schiano

Nov 6, 2012 by rosaingaza Today we accompanied the Palestinian fishermen on a trawler and we tried to pass the 3 nautical miles limit illegally imposed by Israel. Inside the three miles there is no fish,so this limit deprive the fishermen of their livelihood. Often the Israeli navy attacks the fishermen also inside the 3 […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | PCHR Condemns New Israeli Attack Against Palestinian Fishing Boat

November 05, 2012 20:19 by PCHR – Palestinian Centre For Human Rights PCHR Condemns IOF (Israeli Occupation Forces) Assault on a Fishing Boat While Palestinian Fishermen and International Solidarity Activists Were on Board. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns IOF’s assault on a fishing boat boarded by Palestinian fishermen and international solidarity activists […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli navy kidnaps Palestinian fisherman

Al Qassam Website | 03-11-2012,12:52 Al Qassam website- Gaza- Israeli navy forces kidnapped a Palestinian fisherman after attacking his boat off the coast of Gaza at dawn Saturday, local sources said. Sources in the fishermen syndicate told the PIC that Israeli gunboats fired at and chased Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza. They […]

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Israeli navy kidnaps four Gazan fishermen to Asdud

[ PIC 22/10/2012 – 04:18 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Israeli navy on Monday kidnapped four Palestinian fishermen from one family off the coast of Gaza city and took them to Ashdod port. Dean of Palestinian fishermen Nizar Ayyash told Quds Press as saying that Israeli gunboats intercepted a Palestinian fishing boat near the coast […]

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Four Fishermen Arrested and a Fishing Boat Confiscated

Tuesday October 09, 2012 00:28 by Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip, and is concerned about the escalation of these violations, which have resulted in the arrest of four fishermen and the confiscation of a fishing boat belonging to a fisherman from the Gaza Strip. PCHR Condemns Continued […]

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#PHOTOS | Gaza fisherman dies after Israel shooting

Maan News Agency | Sept 29, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – A fisherman from the northern Gaza Strip was pronounced dead Friday evening after he succumbed to wounds sustained by Israeli fire off the coast in Beit Lahiya. Spokesman of the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that 22-year-old Fahmi […]

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13 Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen in two months

Qassam Website | 04-09-2012,08:51 GAZA – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) documented thirteen violations against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip perpetrated by the Israeli navy forces, during the past two months. PCHR documented the Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen during the reporting period 26 July to 01 August 2012 including 10 incidents […]

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#VIDEO | Footage of Israeli Warships Deliberately Dumping Fishing Boats

Al Qassam Website | Aug 2, 2012 01-09-2012,09:25Al Qassam website – Euro-Mid denounced Israeli warships’ deliberate act of attacking and dumping Palestinian fishing boats within the permissible fishing zone; endangering the lives of fishermen and civilians onboard the boats. Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights has distributed a video recording captured by a journalist working for […]

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Euro-Mid observer slams Israel for attacking Gaza fishermen

[ PIC 01/09/2012 – 02:01 PM ] GENEVA, (PIC)– The Euro-Mid observer for human rights strongly denounced the Israeli navy for attacking Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza and deliberately exposing the lives of fishermen to danger. Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights has distributed a video recording captured by a journalist working for […]

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#VIDEO | Gaza Fishermen: Testimonies from the Siege

Jun 17, 2012 Video by dodger8mo Three Gaza fishermen talk about fishing, supporting their families, and the siege on Gaza.     Recommended read: A “Leaflet” to the World about it’s own “forgotten” Extermination Camp called Gaza Featured Gaza Siege Harshness Continues. Israel’s committing slow-motion genocide ~ by Stephen Lendman – March 23, 2012 For […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | June 22, 2012 | Israeli gunboats ‘shell Gaza beach’

Maan News Agency | June 22, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli gunboats shelled a beach in northern Gaza late Thursday night, witnesses said. The shelling caused two explosions but not injuries were reported, a Ma’an correspondent said. An Israeli military spokeswoman was not immediately familiar with the incident. The military wing of the Popular […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Soldiers Kidnap Six Fishermen In Gaza

 Thursday June 21, 2012 13:34 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at night, six Palestinian fishermen in Palestinian territorial waters, near the as-Sudaniyya area, northwest of Gaza City. File – alresalah.ps Local sources reported that several Israeli Navy ships surrounded three small Palestinian fishing boats before opening fire at […]

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Report: 39 fishermen kidnapped by the Israeli navy since the start of this year

[ 18/06/2012 – 02:10 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– 39 fishermen have been kidnapped and attacked off the coast of Gaza by the Israeli navy since the beginning of the current year according to the Palestinian prisoner center for studies. The center said the Palestinian fishermen in Gaza are exposed to systematic arrests and armed attacks […]

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