Israeli naval forces on Thursday morning arrested five Palestinian fishermen sailing off Gaza’s northern shores.
Activist Zakaria Bakr said the Israeli occupation navy arrested the two brothers Rasem and Mohamed Zayed as they were setting sail off Gaza’s northern coast.
The occupation navy fired gunshots toward the brothers’ vessel before they dragged them to an unknown location.
Israeli naval ships attack Palestinian fishing boats on a quasi-daily basis while they are sailing within the allowed six-nautical miles from the shore.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) all Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen have taken place within the distance of six nautical miles which it said “proves that Israeli forces’ policies aim to tighten restrictions on the Gaza Strip’s fishermen and their livelihoods.”
