#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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Intifada Youth Coalition to break naval blockade on Gaza

Al Ray Agencies | Oct 1, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY – Intifada Youth Coalition announced his intention to break the naval blockade, breaking the 6-nautical-mile limit imposed by the Israeli occupation on the fishermen of Gaza. The coalition said in a statement Tuesday “it is discussing the move with several bodies to freely organize a demonstration […]

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Israel to deploy advanced warships off Gaza coast

Al Ray Agencies | Sept 30, 2013 Gaza, Alray – The Israeli forces intended to deploy advanced warships off the coast of the Gaza Strip, according to a Hebrew website. The website said,” the Israeli navy decided to buy a number of sophisticated warships of “Deborah” type of the third generation from Ramta plant of […]

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Hamas denies Egyptian claims of destroying Qassam gunboats

[ PIC 02/09/2013 – 03:57 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri has denied Egyptian interior ministry’s allegation that the Egyptian navy had destroyed six gunboats belonging to the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, while attempting to infiltrate Egyptian territorial waters. Abu Zuhri said in a press release on Monday that the […]

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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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#GazaUnderAttack | Qarara, Deir Al-Balah and Khan Younis – Southern Gaza comes under sea and land gunfire

[ PIC 19/06/2013 – 09:25 AM ] KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired from land and sea positions at the southern Gaza Strip district of Khan Younis late on Tuesday night. Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in Kissufim outpost fired at fields and residential quarters on the eastern flank […]

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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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Israeli gunboats fire at Palestinian fishing boats

[ PIC 04/05/2013 – 08:51 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli navy gunboats opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza Strip at dawn Saturday forcing fishermen to retreat to the shore. Sources in the marine police told the PIC reporter that the gunboats fired one shell then opened heavy machinegun […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli navy fires 3 shells at Gazan coast

[ PIC 03/05/2013 – 01:41 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli navy fired a number of shells at Gaza coast near Alwaha area west of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip targeting Palestinian houses and agricultural lands on Thursday night. The Israeli navy fired 3 artillery shells, and opened machinegun fire heavily toward fishermen off […]

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Over 150 Israeli violations of the Truce Agreement: Israeli navy gunboats fire at Palestinian fishing boats

[ PIC 27/04/2013 – 03:55 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli navy gunboats opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the southern Gaza Strip coast of Khan Younis on Saturday morning. Nizar Ayyash, the head of the Palestinian fishing syndicate, told the PIC reporter that the Israeli gunboats opened heavy fire at the fishing […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli navy fires at fishermen in Gaza

Israeli gunboats fire at Palestinian fishing boats (File Photo) PressTV | Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:37PM GMT Israeli navy has fired at Palestinian fishermen in the besieged Gaza Strip, violating terms of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the Palestinian territory, Press TV reports. According to Press TV correspondent in Gaza, Ashraf Shannon, no one was injured […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli navy boats fire at Palestinian fishermen

[ PIC 15/04/2013 – 10:21 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli navy gunboats fired at Palestinian fishermen while working at sea before dawn Monday and forced them to retreat nearer to the shore. Sources in the Gaza marine police told the PIC reporter that the Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire intermittently all throughout the dawn hours. […]

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102nd Israeli Violation of Truce | Palestinian fisherman wounded in Israeli navy shooting

Note occpal | Full list of Israeli violations since cease-fire [ PIC 21/02/2013 – 12:36 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A Palestinian fisherman was moderately wounded on Thursday afternoon after an Israeli navy gunboat fired at his fishing boat off the northern coast of Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Ayman Kabaja, 34, was […]

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Over 101 Israeli violations of Truce: Fishermen arrested and boat confiscated

Note occpal | Full list of Israeli violations since cease-fire 19 February 2013 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Besieged Gaza, Palestine The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the Israeli Navy’s escalation of attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip and expresses its deep concern for such escalation, which resulted in arresting […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | 98th Violation of the Truce: Fishermen fired on off Gaza coast

Note occpal | Full list of Israeli violations since cease-fire MEMO | Febr 17, 2013 An Israeli gunboat attacked some Palestinian fishing vessels off the north coast of Gaza just after 8am local time today. According to MEMO’s Ibrahim Hewitt, who witnessed the attack from the Gaza shore, the Palestinian fishermen looked to be well […]

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