extracts from PCHR report No. 38/2009 17 - 30 Sep. 2009
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
At approximately 09:45, 3 Israeli gunboats stationed opposite to al-Waha Resort in the northern Gaza Strip besieged a fishing boat belonging to Zaki Khalil Abu 'Ouda, 48, from al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, when the fishing boats exceeded the warning signs placed by the Israeli navy. They ordered the five fishermen who were on the boat to follow them towards the Israeli Ashdod Harbor. At the approximately 22:30, IOF released the five fishermen, but the whereabouts of the boat are unknown.
Sunday, 27 September 2009
At approximately 05:45, Israeli gunboats opened fire at a umber of Palestinian fishing boats opposite to al-Waha Resort in the northern Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported.
