21-04-2010,12:01

 

Al Qassam website-Gaza, April 21, 2010-Palestinian medical sources said today that a Palestinian fishermen was moderately wounded by fire from Israeli armed boats off the Rafah coast, southern Gaza Strip.

The sources said that the fisherman, Youssef Hossam Habbash, 15, is a resident of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, was transferred to Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip wounded by a live bullet in his right hand due to his exposure to Israeli gunboats fire off Rafah coast.

The sources described the condition of Youssef as moderately injured and will receive in the meantime the necessary treatment inside the hospital .

The fishermen are almost daily harassed by Israeli gunboats stationed off the coast of the Gaza Strip.

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Gazan fisherman shot by Israeli armed boats

Gaza, April 21, (Pal Telegraph) Palestinian medical sources said today that a Palestinian fishermen was moderately wounded by fire from Israeli armed boats off the Rafah coast, southern Gaza Strip.
The sources said that the fisherman, Youssef Hossam Habbash, 15, is a resident of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, was transferred to Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip wounded by a live bullet in his right hand due to his exposure to Israeli gunboats fire off Rafah coast.
The sources described the condition of Youssef as moderately injured and will receive in the meantime the necessary treatment inside the hospital .
The fishermen are almost daily harassed by Israeli gunboats stationed off the coast of the Gaza Strip.

Medic: Israeli forces open fire, injure Gaza fisherman

Published Wednesday 21/04/2010 (updated) 22/04/2010 14:42

Gaza – Ma'an – A Palestinian fisherman sustained a gunshot wound to the hand after Israeli forces opened fire at fishing boats on Wednesday along the Rafah coast south of Gaza, a medical official said.

Muawiya Hassanein, director of ambulance and emergency services in Gaza, said Israeli naval forces opened fire at a number of Palestinian fishing boats along the Rafah coast, with the one injury reported.

An Israeli military spokesman said the army was not familiar with the incident after an initial inquiry. 

PCHR weekly report 25/3 - 31/3/10: 1 fisherman seriously wounded

extracts from PCHR weekly report 25/3 - 31/3/10:

Thursday, 25 March 2010 

At approximately 21:30, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats that were sailing approximately 800 meters off the northern shore of the Gaza Strip. As a result, Hazem Ahmed al-Qar'an, 27, from Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, was seriously wounded by shrapnel to the head, and his boat was damaged. 

Israeli Army, Navy, Bombards Beit Lahia

Thursday April 01, 2010 11:35 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Israeli Navy opened fire at Palestinian fishermen near the Beit Lahia coast, while Israeli tanks fired several shells at area in the north of the city, local sources reported Thursday.

Tanks Bombarding Gaza - File; Palestine-Info

The sources added that Israeli Navy boats fired at fishing boats in Al Sudaniyya and Al Waha areas, west of Beit Lahia causing damage to fishing boats; no injuries were reported.

Furthermore, Israeli tanks fired several shells at farmlands in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; damage was reported, no injuries.

The shelling came shortly after the army dropped leaflets warning of a nearing attack on Gaza. The leaflets did not specify the nature of the upcoming attack.

IOF bombard Beit Lahia, round up six West Bankers

[ 01/04/2010 - 09:26 AM ]

BEIT LAHIA, (PIC)-- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired tank shells at Beit Lahia to the north of the Gaza Strip at dawn Thursday as IOF gunboats opened heavy machineguns at Palestinian fishing boats west of the same area. Sources in the marine police told PIC reporter that the gunboats shooting damaged a number of fishing boats and tore fishing nets but no casualties were reported. They said that the tank shelling damaged land and property of citizens but no casualties were suffered. Meanwhile, IOF soldiers rounded up six Palestinian citizens in various West Bank areas at dawn Thursday. Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot said that five Palestinians were detained in the districts of Nablus, Ramallah and Al-Khalil during which the soldiers searched several homes. IOF soldiers arrested a Palestinian shepherd near Mihula settlement in the Jordan Valley at the pretext of approaching the settlement while he was obviously rearing his cattle.

Scans of shot Gaza Fishermen show Israeli Claims are False

Gaza, March 28, (Pal Telegraph) ISM Follow up Report on Gaza Fisherman Hazem Gora'ani:

Dr Osama Al Aklouk and his team from the Shifa’a Neurosurgery Department give evidence that dismiss Israel’s claim that they did not fire and that Hazem fell and injured his head. He is the head of the Department and Hazem Gora'ni was operated on by two of his surgeouns: Dr Haris Sheikh Deeb and Dr Jibara Awad Ala.
Dr Al Aklouk described the injury as follows:
A very serious explosive injury where a number of fragments were lodged between the skin and the skull and one large fragment 1x2 centimetres penetrated the skull (a white area in the centre on the CT scan) and caused brain lesion and serious bleeding.
Following a CT scan and urgent surgery was done to remove the blood, stop further bleeding and also metal fragments lodged between the skin and the skull were removed.
The large fragment inside the skull was not removed because the doctors have made an assessment and decided that Hazem needs to stabilise and than they would decide if removing the fragment is likely to cause more damage than benefit.
Hazem continues to be in coma in a critical condition and receiving ICU treatment which includes 24 hours monitoring, control of bleeding and decompression.
The large fragment is in a very sensitive part of the brain and Dr Al Aklouk did not want to speculate but said that it is likely that Hazem will have permanent mobility problems and changes in his behaviour are likely.
What caused the injury?
Dr Al Aklouk and his team were in agreement that the fragments have resulted from an explosion by an explosive device or an unconventional type of a bullet.

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Fisherman injured following naval confrontation

Gaza - Ma'an - Israeli gunboats opened fire on fishermen off the Gaza coast near Beit Lahiya in the northern Strip on Thursday morning, injuring one man, medics said.

The unidentified fisherman was treated on the scene, Gaza director of ambulance and emergency services Muawiya Hassanein said.

Medics said the man was lightly injured and successfully treated.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said naval boats observed the vessel heading out of the enforced fishing limit in the northern Strip, and "called several times" warning the boat to return to the area, after which warning shots were fired, she said.

As the fisherman "attempted to evade" Israeli naval boats, the spokeswoman said naval officers saw the fisherman "search his belongings" on the boat at which point he "fell and injured his head" on the side of the boat. The spokeswoman noted that officers reported seeing the fisherman fully conscious following the incident.

Investigations from the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights in Gaza, however, said the fisherman - Hazem Ahmed Jom'a Al Qur’aan, 27 - was injured in the head by shrapnel from the Israeli fire.

The investigation cited medical sources at the Kamal Edwan Hospital, saying his injuries were critical and that e was referred to the Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for treatment.

In his affidavit to Al Mezan, the organization's report said, fellow fisherman Jamil Hassan Al-Aqraa stated that "as Palestinian fishing boats moved in the sea, and only after moving for 70 meters, Israeli boats opened fire at them directly, causing injury to my relative, Hazem, and damage to his boat (hasaka) severely."

Fisherman shot in the head and critically ill in Shifa’a Hospital in Gaza

Posted on the ISM page: March 25, 2010

ISM Gaza
25 March 2010
Fisherman Hazem Gora’ani, age 26, from the town of Deir Al Balah, south of Gaza City, was brought to Shifa Hospital with serious head wounds around 9 o’clock this morning.

Hazem Gora'ani in intensive care unit

An urgent operation lasting one and a half hours was performed to stop the bleeding inside his brain. Dr Samir Kahlout from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) told the ISM volunteers who visited Mr Gora’ani that his condition was critical and unstable and that he was unconscious following the operation. Over the next 72 hours Mr Gora’ani will be monitored and the decision will be made about the need for further operations, including to remove bits of shrapnel lodged in his brain.
We talked to Mr Gora’ani’s brother Nafiz who was anxiously waiting in front of the ICU with a relative and another two fishermen for news about Hazem.
Nafiz was not present when the incident happened and he gave us an account by their brother who was fishing with Hazem and a third fisherman in a small hassaka boat this morning.
They were fishing well inside the Palestinian waters, less than three nautical miles away from the shore with another hassaka, when they were approached by the Israeli speed boat who attempted to kidnap them and take them to Ashkelon.
They panicked and tried to sail towards the coast. In response the Israeli soldiers opened a barrage of fire which critically injured Hazem. A collegue who was present in the hospital told us that there are a number of bullet holes in the hassaka.
A group of Gazan fisherman whom ISM talked with recently told us that Israeli soldiers fire at the fishermen so frequently that incidents are rarely reported if they did not result in serious injury. Only a few weeks ago two hassakas were kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers and destroyed after being taken to Ashkelon, whilst the fishermen were being interrogated and later released.

Updated on March 25, 2010

IOF shoot Gazan fisherman

Thursday, 25 March 2010 12:19 Added by PT Editor maysaa jarour

Gaza, March 25, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli gunships opened fire on Thursday at Palestinian fishing boats off the coasts of northern Gaza Strip and injured a fisherman.
Hasim Juma Qzaan was injured and taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern sector, Palestinian sources said.
Palestinian fishing boats are targeted daily, as Israel claims that they exceed the three-mile fishing limit.
Photo: Mohammed Asad



Al Mezan


25-3-2010

Israeli Gunboats Open Fire on Palestinian Fishing Boats; injure one

At app. 9:30am on Thursday 25 March 2010,  IOF naval vessels that patrol Gaza sea opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats which were north to Al-Waha resort, west of Beit Lahyia town in the North-Gaza district. As a result, Hazem Ahmed Jom'a Al Qur’aan, 27, was injured in the head by the shrapnel of a bullet. According to medical sources at Kamal Odwan Hospital, his injuries are critical. He was referred to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

In his affidavit to Al Mezan, fisherman Jamil Hassan Al-Aqraa’ stated that ‘as Palestinian fishing boats moved in the sea, and only after moving for 70 meters, Israeli boats opened fire at them directly, causing injury to my relative, Hazem, and damage to his boat (hasaka) severly’.