Israeli navy continues to chase Gaza fishermen

Ayyash: Israeli navy continues to chase Gaza fishermen

June 8, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 08/06/2013 - 05:02 PM ]


GAZA, (PIC)– Nizar Ayyash, chairman of Palestinian fishermen syndicate in Gaza, said that the Israeli naval forces have continued to target Palestinian fishermen and rob them of their boats.
Ayyash told PIC’s reporter that the occupation forces have been chasing and arresting the fishermen, shooting them, destroying their boats, and seizing their fishing tools, on a daily basis.
The Israeli forces have recently arrested two fishermen and took them to the port of Ashdod. They were questioned and abused before being released yesterday evening at the Beit Hanoun crossing.
The occupation navy destroyed the boat engine of the two fishermen before their arrest, Ayyash added.
The Israeli occupation authorities announced by the end of May that it would extend the fishing zone for Gaza fishermen to six miles, as it was agreed upon in the calm agreement signed after the “Battle of the Shale Stones”; however the Israeli forces did not stop targeting fishermen.