The Israeli navy fired Tuesday, August 8, 2023, sound and tear gas bombs at Palestinian fishermen in Al-Sudaniyya district, west of Gaza City, preventing them from fishing and eventually forcing them offshore in fear of getting shot.
Since October 2000, Gaza human rights institutions have documented several Israeli violations, including killing and confiscation of boats, against fishermen who were allowed, in accordance with internationally guaranteed Palestinian- Israeli agreements to fish in within 4 to 6 nautical miles offshore.
Despite the Palestinian- Israeli signed agreements, which allow fishermen to go 12 nautical miles inside the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli navy targets Gaza fishermen almost daily and does not allow them to go further than three nautical miles, that is not enough to catch fish.
A large number of Gazans rely on fishing for daily living and to put food on the table in light of the tight 16-year-old blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip.
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