The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) have indefinitely suspended on Wednesday an earlier decision to expand Gaza fishing zone to nine miles.
Nizar Ayyash the head of the fishermen association of the Gaza Strip affirmed that Israel decided to indefinitely suspend its earlier decision to expand the northern coastal fishing zone from the current six nautical mile limit to nine nautical miles starting from November.
He pointed out that the Israeli decision was taken without prior notice or justified reasons.
Earlier last month Israel declared intention to temporarily expand the designated fishing zone off the northern coast of the besieged Gaza Strip to nine miles for the duration of the month of November.
The extension could be effective for another month according to Israeli authorities.
As part of Israel’s blockade off the coastal enclave since 2007 Palestinian fishermen have been required to work within a limited “designated fishing zone.”
The fishing zone was technically set to 20 nautical miles according to the Oslo Accords signed between Israel and the PA in the early 1990s.
