Israeli gunboats on Wednesday morning opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip.

According to local sources gunboats fired some projectiles into the sea near boats off the shore of as-Sudaniya area northwest of Gaza.

Gunboats also opened machinegun fire at other fishing boats off the shores of different coastal areas in Gaza.

Luckily no one was hurt in the attacks.

Israeli naval forces and their gunboats are around Gaza fishermen almost every day harassing them shooting at them damaging their boats and making arrests. Sometimes fishermen are injured or killed during gunfire attacks.

Under the 1993 Oslo accords Palestinian fishermen are permitted to fish up to 20 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza but since then Israel has kept reducing the fishing area gradually to a limit between six to three nautical miles as part of its blockade on Gaza.

Fishermen and human rights groups also say that since the 2008-09 war in Gaza the Israeli army has been regularly enforcing a limit even closer to the shore.

Israeli gunboats on Thursday morning attacked Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Gaza City and forced them to return ashore.

A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that gunboats opened machinegun fire at fishermen and their boats during their presence within three nautical miles off the shore of as-Sudaniya area in the northwest of Gaza City.

Luckily no one was hurt in the shooting attack.

Israeli naval forces and their gunboats are around Gaza fishermen almost every day harassing them shooting at them damaging their boats and making arrests. Sometimes fishermen are injured or killed during gunfire attacks.

Under the 1993 Oslo accords Palestinian fishermen are permitted to fish up to 20 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza but since then Israel has kept reducing the fishing area gradually to a limit between six to three nautical miles as part of its blockade on Gaza.

Fishermen and human rights groups also say that since the 2008-09 war on Gaza the Israeli army has been regularly enforcing a limit even closer to the shore.

Israeli gunboats on Wednesday morning opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishermen and their boats off the coast of Gaza.

According to local sources the gunboats opened fire at fishing boats off the northern central and southern shores of Gaza and forced the fishermen to return ashore.

Meanwhile Israeli soldiers also opened fire from watchtowers and military posts east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza at agricultural areas near the border fence.

Luckily no one was injured in the Israeli gunfire attacks.

Earlier Israeli drones were seen overflying at low altitudes last night in different areas of the Gaza Strip.