15 Israeli violations against Gaza's fishermen in January

[ 08/02/2013 - 08:36 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- The Palestinian fishermen have been subjected during January to 15 Israeli violations in Gaza sea, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights revealed in a report published on Friday. The center said in its report that the Palestinian fishermen were exposed to 15 violations carried out by the Israeli Navy between January 1 and January 31, where 3 fishermen were arrested, in addition to the confiscation of their boat. PCHR considered the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian fishermen in Gaza as a flagrant violation to the humanitarian laws and the international human rights law that protects the life of civilians and respects their rights in accordance with article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report stressed that the Palestinian fishermen did not pose a threat to the Israeli Navy to attack them.