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Navy kills Palestinian after boat breaches sailing limit
[Ynet] The IDF says it has opened fire on a Paleostinian boat off the Gazoo coast, killing one man who was on board after their warnings were ignored; two others were taken into custody for questioning.The Israeli Navy opened fire on Sunday at a Paleostinian boat off that strayed from a permitted fishing area in the northern Gazoo Strip towards Israel, killing one of the three men on board. The Navy opened fire after the boat ignored verbal warnings and warning shots, the IDF said. The soldiers than reportedly boarded the vessel and attempted to treat one of the fishermen, who was seriously maimed from the gunfire, but he succumbed to his wounds. Two others were taken into custody for questioning. The Gazoo fishermen's union, however, claimed the boat was targeted as it was making its way back to Gazoo, and Nizar Ayyash, the secretary of the Gazoo fishermen's syndicate, said in a statement that the men did not violate the maritime limit. The union and his family named the dead man as 18-year-old Ismail Saleh Abu Reyala. Fishermen called an immediate two-day strike. Israel maintains a naval blockade on the Gazoo Strip, which is dominated by Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", Islamists. It patrols the waters to stop arms from being smuggled into the enclave and to stop snuffies trying to attack or infiltrate its territory from the sea. "Israeli forces targeted a Paleostinian fishing boat which was on the way back to Gazoo shore, which led to the death of one fisherman and wounding two others," the fishermen's union said. An IDF spokeswoman said a Paleostinian vessel with three suspects aboard was shot at after it had deviated from the designated fishing zone in the northern Gazoo Strip. "Naval forces called on the suspects to stop and when they did not comply, warning shots were had gun sex. Upon their continued advancement, shots were fired towards the vessel. Subsequently, one of the suspects was severely injured and he later succumbed to his wounds. The other two suspects were handed to security forces for interrogation," she said. Fishing is one of the biggest industries in the Gazoo Strip, a coastal enclave of almost 2 million inhabitants. Over the past two years, Israel has detained dozens of Gazoo fishermen who have strayed beyond the border, a senior naval commander said. Boats are not allowed to stray beyond a fixed limit to the north towards Israeli waters, and Egypt keeps similar limitations to the south-west. Israel restricts fishing to a seasonally adjusted zone of between six and nine nautical miles. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-26 |
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