A Palestinian fisherman, shot by Israeli navy two weeks ago, has died of gunshot wounds in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Gaza’s Health Ministry spokesman says the death of fisherman Imad Shukri Salem was announced on Sunday morning.
“Fisherman Imad Shukri Salem, 52, died this morning from wounds he sustained two weeks ago,” media outlets quoted spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra as saying.
Salem was shot in the chest by Israeli troops on a naval vessel while he was fishing off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip.
The 52-year-old fisherman underwent surgery but his condition deteriorated overtime.
Israeli warships have targeted Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coast for several times in recent months.
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.
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.
Israeli troops frequently shoot at Palestinians if they get close to the limit.
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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