The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked on Wednesday evening Palestinian fishermen and their boats off the northern coast of the besieged Gaza Strip and forced them to return ashore.
According to the fishermen syndicate, Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire at fishing boats during their presence within a few nautical miles off the shores of different areas in northern Gaza.
Recently, there has been a sharp rise in attacks on fishermen by the Israeli occupation navy in Gaza waters.
Fishermen and their syndicate have been reporting for a while an uptick in the number of boat seizures, gunfire incidents, arrests and assaults on fishermen, including children.
Such Israeli restrictions in Gaza’s territorial waters curtail fishermen’s ability to fish and make a living to support their families.
Israel’s decades of control over Gaza’s territorial waters have had an adverse impact on the lives and livelihoods of fishermen, their families and others in the fishing sector, and on the economy as a whole.
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