The Israeli occupation announced Tuesday that it extended the permitted fishing zone around the Gaza Strip to 15 nautical miles (27.8 kilometers) as part of its understandings with the Egyptian mediators to alleviate the siege on the coastal enclave.
Quds Press quoted a Palestinian liaison officer as saying that the Israeli occupation authority informed the Palestinian side of its intention to extend the fishing zone to 15 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza as of 06:00 am on Tuesday.
The Israeli navy finished deploying buoys during the past two days to mark the permitted fishing areas off the coast of Gaza.
