Israeli patrol vessel opens fire on a Palestinian
fishing boat, killing a 25-year-old man.
A Palestinian fisherman has been killed after the Israeli navy
opened fire on a vessel it accused of breaching the blockade
north of the Gaza Strip.
Nizar Ayash, the Palestinian fishermen's union chief, said
Monday's shooting and the arrest of four other crew happened
in one incident, and two more arrests were made when the
military boarded another Gaza boat overnight.
An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed the shooting.
"A vessel deviated from the designated fishing zone in the
northern Gaza Strip," she told AFP news agency.
"Naval forces in the area called upon the vessel to halt and
fired warning shots into the air."
She said the boat ignored the warning and the navy then
opened fire.
The dead man's family identified him as Mohammed Bakr,
25. His body was transferred to a morgue in Gaza ahead of
his funeral later on Monday.
Bakr's death came as Palestinians throughout the occupied
territories, Israel and the world held rallies to commemorate
the 69th anniversary of the Nakba .
The Nakba, or the Day of the Catastrophe, marks the
expulsion of more than 750,000 Palestinians from their
homes, the destruction of more than 500 villages and towns,
and the creation of the state of Israel.
Fishing off the northern part of the territory adjacent to Israel
is limited to six nautical miles offshore and the Israeli navy
regularly fires at Palestinians at the zone's outer limit.
Such incidents rarely result in deaths, however.
The Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said
several boats were chased in separate incidents over the past
24 hours.
Officials call for blockade
Israel and Palestinians in Gaza have fought three wars since
2008 and the territory has been under an Israeli blockade for
10 years.
The Israeli military says it patrols Gaza's waters to prevent the
smuggling of weapons into the territory and to stop attacks.
UN officials have called for the blockade to be lifted, citing
deteriorating humanitarian conditions , but Israel says it is
needed to keep Hamas, which runs the strip, from importing
weapons or materials used to make them.
In 2016, Israel detained at least 70 Gaza fishermen who had
strayed beyond the border, a senior naval commander said.
About 4,000 fishermen work off the coast, more than half of
whom live below the poverty line.
fishing boat, killing a 25-year-old man.
A Palestinian fisherman has been killed after the Israeli navy
opened fire on a vessel it accused of breaching the blockade
north of the Gaza Strip.
Nizar Ayash, the Palestinian fishermen's union chief, said
Monday's shooting and the arrest of four other crew happened
in one incident, and two more arrests were made when the
military boarded another Gaza boat overnight.
An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed the shooting.
"A vessel deviated from the designated fishing zone in the
northern Gaza Strip," she told AFP news agency.
"Naval forces in the area called upon the vessel to halt and
fired warning shots into the air."
She said the boat ignored the warning and the navy then
opened fire.
The dead man's family identified him as Mohammed Bakr,
25. His body was transferred to a morgue in Gaza ahead of
his funeral later on Monday.
Bakr's death came as Palestinians throughout the occupied
territories, Israel and the world held rallies to commemorate
the 69th anniversary of the Nakba .
The Nakba, or the Day of the Catastrophe, marks the
expulsion of more than 750,000 Palestinians from their
homes, the destruction of more than 500 villages and towns,
and the creation of the state of Israel.
Fishing off the northern part of the territory adjacent to Israel
is limited to six nautical miles offshore and the Israeli navy
regularly fires at Palestinians at the zone's outer limit.
Such incidents rarely result in deaths, however.
The Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said
several boats were chased in separate incidents over the past
24 hours.
Officials call for blockade
Israel and Palestinians in Gaza have fought three wars since
2008 and the territory has been under an Israeli blockade for
10 years.
The Israeli military says it patrols Gaza's waters to prevent the
smuggling of weapons into the territory and to stop attacks.
UN officials have called for the blockade to be lifted, citing
deteriorating humanitarian conditions , but Israel says it is
needed to keep Hamas, which runs the strip, from importing
weapons or materials used to make them.
In 2016, Israel detained at least 70 Gaza fishermen who had
strayed beyond the border, a senior naval commander said.
About 4,000 fishermen work off the coast, more than half of
whom live below the poverty line.
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