The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire and destroyed on Saturday morning a Palestinian fishing boat off the shore of Rafah area in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip.
The fishermen syndicate said that a fishing boat was destroyed and sank after an Israeli gunboat fired machinegun rounds at it during its presence off the coast of Rafah.
Palestinian fishermen are daily subjected to Israeli gunfire arrests and robbery of their boats as well as other violations.
Since the start of the year 19 fishermen were injured 45 arrested including 6 children and 15 fishing boats were damaged during similar attacks.
Four thousand Palestinian fishermen are working in Gaza Sea using 1300 fishing boats according to the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture.