Israeli naval forces on Monday morning detained ten Palestinian fishermen while sailing off the coast of Rafah to the south of Gaza.
Speaking to the PIC reporter Palestinian fishermen Captain Nizar Ayyash pointed out that the incident is the first of its kind that occurred in southern Gaza since the beginning of the year.
Israeli navy targets Palestinian fishermen and their boats almost on a daily basis.
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) all Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen have taken place within the distance of six nautical miles which it said “proves that Israeli forces’ policies aim to tighten restrictions on the Gaza Strip’s fishermen and their livelihoods.”
