#WatchIsrael | 5th violation of truce agreement: Israeli warships open fire at Gaza fishermen off coast of Rafah

Ma’an News Agency | Published today (updated) 02/09/2014 11:34 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces opened fire at fishermen off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in apparent violation of the ceasefire agreement reached with Palestinian militant factions a week ago, fishermen said. Palestinian fishermen told Ma’an that Israeli warships used machine […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | War on Gaza further hinders Palestinian fishermen’s livelihood

MEMO | Thursday, 14 August 2014 14:16   Palestinian fishermen have lost their main source of income due to the Israeli restrictions on the fishing areas off the Gaza coast.The restrictions, put in place by Israel, meant Palestinians could only sail three nautical miles from the coast. This has been further hindered by the ongoing […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishing boats

[ PIC 27/11/2013 – 08:47 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Israeli navy gunboats opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday night. Sources in the marine police told the PIC reporter that the incident took place half a mile off Rafah harbor. They said […]

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Israeli forces capture two Palestinian fishermen and seize their boat off Gaza

21st November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Ammar Asad al-Sultan (left) and Mohsen Zayed. (Photo by Rosa Schiano) On Sunday, 17th November 2013, two Palestinian fishermen were captured by Israeli naval forces, who also confiscated their boat, in Gaza waters. Ammar Asad al-Sultan, age 19, and Mohsen Zayed, age […]

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90% of Gaza fishermen out of work

[ 11/10/2013 – 07:55 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The head of the fishermen’s union in the Gaza Strip, Nizar Ayyash, said that only 10% of Gaza’s fishermen are working (370 out of 3700 fishermen) as a result of the blockade on the Strip by the Israeli occupation and Egyptian restrictions on the southern side of […]

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VIDEO | Israeli naval restrictions force Gazans to fish close to Egyptian territorial waters

Read more about this video  Palestinian dad “heartbroken” to see fisherman son attacked, injured “by our Egyptian brothers” ~ by Ali Abunimah at the Electronic Intifada Related Special Topic | Egypts Siege on Gaza – Live Blog Special Topic | All Israeli Cease Fire Violations – Live Blog Special Topic | Gaza Under Attack – […]

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PCHR condemns the Israeli attacks on Gaza fishermen

[ PIC 19/09/2013 – 03:34 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A Palestinian fisherman on Wednesday sustained wounds that led to the amputation of one of his fingers when the Israeli naval forces opened heavy fire at a fishing boat carrying five fishermen. The occupation forces attacked the boat although the fishermen were fishing about 6 nautical […]

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Egyptian, Israeli measures not auguring well for Gaza fishing season

Al Ray Agencies | Sept 13, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY – Beside the old new Israeli attacks against the hundreds of fishermen of the five Gaza governorates, the dawning status quo in Egypt seem to have its impact on the lives of fishermen. The shortage of smuggled fuel due to the accelerated crackdown on border tunnels […]

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Abu Zuhri condemns Egyptian navy for shooting Palestinian fishermen

[ PIC 31/08/2013 – 08:41 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, has condemned the Egyptian navy for shooting at a group of Palestinian fishermen. Abu Zuhri said in a press release on Friday that the act was “unjustified”, and called on the Egyptian authorities to release those arrested during the […]

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Egyptian naval police (doing Israel’s dirty ‘job’) open fire at than fishermen off the Gaza coast

[ PIC 30/08/2013 – 02:42 PM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Egyptian naval police arrested five Palestinian fishermen and shot and injured two others off the Gaza coast on Friday, while working near the Egypt-Gazan borders. Head of the Palestinian Fishermen’s Syndicate, Nizar Ayyash, stated that an Egyptian navy boat attacked a number of Palestinian fishing boats […]

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Army Attacks Three Fishermen In Gaza in 216th Israeli violation of truce agreement

Wednesday August 14, 2013 02:16 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Tuesday evening [August 13, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that three fishermen have been detained, and violently attacked by Israeli soldiers, in Palestinian territorial waters, resulting in moderate injuries. Palestinan Fishermen – File Palfino Ashfar Al-Qodra, spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of […]

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Palestinian fisherman injured in an accident while escaping Israeli gunship attack ~ by Rosa Schiano

 6th July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine In the early hours of the morning of Sunday June 30th 2013, Sharif Arafat, a 30-year-old Palestinian fisherman, was injured on a fishing boat off the coast of Soudania, North of the Gaza Strip. Sharif Arafat (Photo by Rosa Schiano) The captain […]

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OCHA: Israel still tightens the Gazans’ access to their land and sea waters

[ PIC 06/07/2013 – 07:59 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The escalating restrictions imposed by Israel on access to land along Gaza’s perimeter fence and to fishing areas along Gaza’s coast undermine the security and livelihoods of Palestinians, the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories stated in […]

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Gaza fishermen protest Israel blockade

Maan News Agency | July 1, 2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hundreds of fishermen gathered in Gaza City on Monday to protest Israel’s blockade on the coastal territory. Abu Zakariya Baker, an official in the Agricultural Work Committee, told Ma’an that Israel has tortured, shot and killed Palestinian fishermen since the blockade was tightened seven […]

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PCHR: 30 Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen in 3 months

[ PIC 15/06/2013 – 11:02 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Nearly 30 Israeli violations were carried out by the Israeli naval forces against Palestinian fishermen along the Gaza sea within 3 months, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reported. The PCHR report has documented the Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory carried […]

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