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Israeli warship shoots at #Gaza fishermen
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israeli-warship-shoots-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 (...)

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#Israel may build artificial island off #Gaza Strip coast | World news | The Guardian
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/30/israel-artificial-island-gaza-coast

Israel is considering plans to build an artificial island off the coast of the Gaza Strip to house a sea and airport, and encourage tourism in the area.

Yisrael Katz, the Israeli minister for transport, said the plan had been under consideration for many months and had been encouraged by Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister. He said it would also relieve Israel of the obligation to be the transit point for goods into the enclave.