extract from PCHR weekly report 13-19/11/2014
Saturday, 15
November 2014
At approximately 14:00, Israeli gunboats opened fire
at a Palestinian fishing boat, where there was a generator and 6 torches,
sailing 1.5 nautical miles off the Rafah seaport in the southern Gaza
Strip. As a result, a boat belonging to the
al-Bardaweel family in Rafah was severely damaged, but no causalities were
reported.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Israeli occupation navy flouts truce, destroys Gaza fishing boat
GAZA, (PIC)-- A Palestinian fishing boat was seriously damaged on Monday afternoon as an Israeli occupation navy boat showered it with machinegun fire off Gaza shores.
Head of Gaza’s fishermen syndicate, Nizar Ayash, said: “An Israeli navy boat opened fire heavily at a small Palestinian fishing boat docked at Gaza’s southern coast, leading to inoperable damage.”
Palestinian medics said no injuries have yet been detected among the fishermen.
Observers said the attack represents a flagrant violation of the Cairo-brokered truce accord stipulating an unconditional cease-fire.
According to Gaza fishermen syndicate, fishing is the chief source of income for over 4,000 hands seeking to nurture some 50,000 Gazans.
Huge damages, estimated at some 6 million dollars, have been wrought on the sector due to the latest Israeli 51-day offensive on the blockaded Strip.
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extract from PCHR weekly report 13-19/11/2014
Monday, 17 November 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Israeli navy sinks Palestinian fishing boat off Gaza coast
Published yesterday (updated) 13/11/2014 10:38
Palestinian fishermen sit in their boat off the shores of the southern
Gaza Strip town of Rafah, as an Israeli police boat is seen in the
distance, March 26, 2014. (AFP/Said Khatib)
Gaza Strip town of Rafah, as an Israeli police boat is seen in the
distance, March 26, 2014. (AFP/Said Khatib)
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) --
Israeli naval boats on Wednesday evening fired at and sank a Palestinian
fishing boat in the sea off the coast of Rafah in the southern Gaza
Strip.
Witnesses said that army boats fired shells at a boat belonging to the al-Bardaweel family, completely destroying it in the process.
People aboard the boat had jumped in the water by the time the shells hit, and as a result no injuries were reported.
An Israeli military spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment. An Israeli army radio report, however, appeared to confirm the incident, adding that the fishermen had strayed more than six nautical miles from the shore.
Since the signing of a ceasefire agreement that ended 50 days of fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza on Aug. 26, the Israeli navy has fired at Gaza fishermen more than a dozen times under the pretext that they had surpassed fishing zone limits.
The Aug. 26 agreement stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
The fisherman who have been shot at, and even at times detained by Israeli forces, have insisted that they were well within the six-mile limit.
Prior to the recent agreement, Israeli forces maintained a limit of three nautical miles on all Gaza fishermen, opening fire at fishermen who strayed further, despite earlier agreements which had settled on a 20-mile limit.
There are 4,000 fishermen in Gaza. According to a 2011 report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, 90 percent are poor, an increase of 40 percent from 2008 and a direct result of Israeli limits on the fishing industry.
The Israeli blockade in place since 2006 has severely limited the imports and exports of the Gaza Strip -- include materials necessary for building fishing boats -- and has led to frequent humanitarian crises and hardship for Gazans.
Witnesses said that army boats fired shells at a boat belonging to the al-Bardaweel family, completely destroying it in the process.
People aboard the boat had jumped in the water by the time the shells hit, and as a result no injuries were reported.
An Israeli military spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment. An Israeli army radio report, however, appeared to confirm the incident, adding that the fishermen had strayed more than six nautical miles from the shore.
Since the signing of a ceasefire agreement that ended 50 days of fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza on Aug. 26, the Israeli navy has fired at Gaza fishermen more than a dozen times under the pretext that they had surpassed fishing zone limits.
The Aug. 26 agreement stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
The fisherman who have been shot at, and even at times detained by Israeli forces, have insisted that they were well within the six-mile limit.
Prior to the recent agreement, Israeli forces maintained a limit of three nautical miles on all Gaza fishermen, opening fire at fishermen who strayed further, despite earlier agreements which had settled on a 20-mile limit.
There are 4,000 fishermen in Gaza. According to a 2011 report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, 90 percent are poor, an increase of 40 percent from 2008 and a direct result of Israeli limits on the fishing industry.
The Israeli blockade in place since 2006 has severely limited the imports and exports of the Gaza Strip -- include materials necessary for building fishing boats -- and has led to frequent humanitarian crises and hardship for Gazans.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Israeli forces open fire at Gaza fishermen, injure 3
Published yesterday (updated) 10/11/2014 17:45
(MaanImages/File)
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) --
Israeli gunboats shot and injured three Palestinian fishermen off the
coast of the southern Gaza Strip late Sunday, witnesses told Ma'an.
The witnesses said Israeli forces shot at the boat until it took fire, and that fishermen in a nearby boat managed to pull the injured aboard and escape under heavy fire.
The injured fishermen were taken to Abu Yusuf al-Najjar hospital in Rafah.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that navy forces identified a Palestinian boat entering Egyptian territorial waters around 10 p.m. Sunday, and that upon its return to Palestinian waters the forces called on the boat to stop.
When the boat did not stop, the naval forces opened fire at the boat, "identifying a hit."
She confirmed that the boat caught fire and said that Palestinians "were seen jumping into the water."
Israeli forces believe the incident is "probably a potential smuggling," the spokeswoman said.
She added that a similar incident occurred at 1 a.m. Monday morning.
The Aug. 26 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant groups stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
Since then, there have been widespread reports that Israeli forces have at times opened fire at fishermen within those new limits, and the zone has not been expanded.
Prior to the recent agreement, Israeli forces maintained a limit of three nautical miles on all Gaza fishermen, opening fire at fishermen who strayed further, despite earlier agreements which had settled on a 20-mile limit.
The restrictions have crippled Gaza's fishing industry and impoverished local fishermen.
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At approximately 9:30 pm on Sunday, 9 November 2014, Israeli gunboats opened fire and launched shells targeting a fishing boat that was sailing about 200 meters away in the sea near the nautical borders with Egypt.
As a result, the boat was totally burned and two fishermen were sustained shrapnel wounds in their limbs.
They were referred to Abu Youssif An-Najjar hospital in Rafah.
Medical sources described their injuries as moderate, and they refused to disclose their identity in the hospital.
At approximately 11:40 pm on the same day, Israeli gunboats opened fire and launched shells at a fishing boat that was sailing about 800 meters away in the sea off the fishermen port in Rafah, in the south-west of Gaza Strip.
The boat was burned, and no injuries or causalities were reported.
The witnesses said Israeli forces shot at the boat until it took fire, and that fishermen in a nearby boat managed to pull the injured aboard and escape under heavy fire.
The injured fishermen were taken to Abu Yusuf al-Najjar hospital in Rafah.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that navy forces identified a Palestinian boat entering Egyptian territorial waters around 10 p.m. Sunday, and that upon its return to Palestinian waters the forces called on the boat to stop.
When the boat did not stop, the naval forces opened fire at the boat, "identifying a hit."
She confirmed that the boat caught fire and said that Palestinians "were seen jumping into the water."
Israeli forces believe the incident is "probably a potential smuggling," the spokeswoman said.
She added that a similar incident occurred at 1 a.m. Monday morning.
The Aug. 26 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant groups stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually.
Since then, there have been widespread reports that Israeli forces have at times opened fire at fishermen within those new limits, and the zone has not been expanded.
Prior to the recent agreement, Israeli forces maintained a limit of three nautical miles on all Gaza fishermen, opening fire at fishermen who strayed further, despite earlier agreements which had settled on a 20-mile limit.
The restrictions have crippled Gaza's fishing industry and impoverished local fishermen.
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Israeli Gunboats Attack and Burn Two Fishing Boats
Al MezanAt approximately 9:30 pm on Sunday, 9 November 2014, Israeli gunboats opened fire and launched shells targeting a fishing boat that was sailing about 200 meters away in the sea near the nautical borders with Egypt.
As a result, the boat was totally burned and two fishermen were sustained shrapnel wounds in their limbs.
They were referred to Abu Youssif An-Najjar hospital in Rafah.
Medical sources described their injuries as moderate, and they refused to disclose their identity in the hospital.
At approximately 11:40 pm on the same day, Israeli gunboats opened fire and launched shells at a fishing boat that was sailing about 800 meters away in the sea off the fishermen port in Rafah, in the south-west of Gaza Strip.
The boat was burned, and no injuries or causalities were reported.
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