Israeli warship shoots at #Gaza fishermen
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A Palestinian fisherman comes off a boat at Gaza City’s harbor on August 18, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Roberto Schmidt)
An Israeli warship fire at Palestinian fisherman off the Gaza Strip coast on Sunday morning, the speaker of the Union of Gaza Fishermen told Ma’an news agency. According to Nizar Ayyash, the attack took place off the coast of Gaza City’s al-Shati refugee camp. Ayyash added that Israeli gunboats “have been firing at fishermen every day since the ceasefire agreement was signed” marking the end of the seven-week Israeli assault on Gaza this summer which killed 2,137 Palestinians. Israeli naval forces have detained six Palestinian fishermen since the ceasefire, Ayyash said. read (...)