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| Israeli Gunfire Wounds Gaza Fisherman |
| 2014-12-04 |
| [AnNahar] Israel's navy opened fire on fishing boats off the coast of the Gazoo Strip on Wednesday, seriously wounding a Paleostinian, fishermen and medics in the blockaded territory said. The military said it had no knowledge of any injuries, saying the navy had had gun sex as a warning not to exceed a permitted fishing limit. One young man was taken to hospital with "serious" injuries, medics said. Under the terms of Israel's eight-year blockade of the Paleostinian territory, Gazoo's fishermen have the right to trawl the waters up to six nautical miles off the coast. But fishermen have said the Israeli navy fires on vessels even before they reach that limit. Last month, two fishermen were maimed and four went missing after the navy fired on two boats off Gazoo, with the Israeli military saying it had foiled a "smuggling attempt" between Gazoo and Egypt. Around 4,000 fishermen work in Gazoo, but more than half live below the poverty line. The waters off Rafah town straddling the Gazoo-Egypt border have become an increasingly important smuggling route since Egyptian security forces destroyed a network of tunnels under the border. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Just protecting endangered sea crocodiles. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-12-04 06:36 |