Israeli gunboats have opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the northwestern coast of the besieged Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime’s aggression against Palestinians continues unabated.
One of the Palestinian fishermen said Israeli forces fired at the boats near al-Sudaniyya neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City, on Tuesday morning, causing excessive damage. There were no reports of casualties.
On March 26, Israeli warships targeted Palestinian boats near the city of Rafah, situated 30 kilometers (around 19 miles) south of Gaza City, injuring four fishermen.
On March 18, Israeli naval forces opened fire on several Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, forcing the fishermen to sail back to shore. No injuries were reported.
Palestinian boats are permitted to fish up to six nautical miles from the Gaza coast according to the terms of Israel’s naval blockade on the impoverished enclave.
The fishing area was extended to six nautical miles from three on November 21, 2012, in the truce deal that ended an eight-day Israeli military assault on the Gaza Strip.
Gaza has been blockaded since June 2007, an act which has caused a decline in the standard of living as well as unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.
The apartheid regime of Israel denies about 1.7 million people in Gaza their basic rights, such as freedom of movement, jobs that pay proper wages and adequate healthcare and education.
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