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IOF attacks Gaza fishermen and farmers

Monday 28-December-2020

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday attacked Palestinian fishermen and farmers in the west and east of the embattled Gaza Strip.

According to local sources Israeli gunboats opened fire at fishermen and their boats as they were working within three nautical miles off the coast of al-Sudaniya area in the north of Gaza City.

The naval forces also fired water cannons at the fishing boats forcing them to return ashore.

In the east of Gaza City Israeli soldiers behind the border fence fired live ammunition and smoke grenades from watchtowers and tanks at farmers as they were working their swaths of agricultural land in al-Zeitoun area.

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IOF attacks Gaza fishermen and farmers

Thursday 10-December-2020

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday morning opened fire at Palestinian fishermen and farmers in the besieged Gaza Strip.

According to local sources Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire at fishermen and their boats and chased some of them off the northern shore of Gaza City forcing them to return ashore.

Meanwhile Israeli forces behind the border fence opened fire from military posts towards agricultural lands and farmers in the east of Gaza particularly in the east of Khan Yunis and the central province.

Luckily no one was injured in the shooting attacks.

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