Friday, January 14, 2011

PCHR weekly report 6/1 - 12/1/2011: 4 fishermen including 2 children abducted, only 3 released

extracts from PCHR weekly report 6/1 - 12/1/2011:

IOF arrested 4 Palestinian fishermen, including two children.

Friday, 07 January 2011


At approximately 16:20, Israeli gunboats stationed opposite to Beit Lahia beach in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats. Palestinian fishermen were forced to flee towards the beach and no casualties were reported.

Tuesday, 11 January 2011 


At approximately 11:00, Israeli naval troops arrested 4 Palestinian fishermen, including two children, when they were sailing 2.5 nautical miles away from Gaza beach. They released 3 fishermen, but kept the fourth one, Mohammed Khaled Abu 'Omaira, 19. The other fishermen are:

1. Ussama Nasser Abu 'Omaira, 18;
2. Mahmoud Khaled Abu 'Omaira, 16; and
3. Saher Khaled Juha, 16.