Sunday, May 24, 2015

Israeli forces open fire on fishermen, farmers in Gaza

May 24, 2015 10:27 A.M. (Updated: May 25, 2015 10:13 A.M.)
 
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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian fishermen and farmers in the Gaza Strip Sunday morning, with no injuries reported.Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli naval boats fired on fishing boats off Sheikh Ijlein and Nuseirat on the northern Gazan coast, forcing the fisherman to return to land.Meanwhile, Israeli troops stationed in watchtowers along the borders with Gaza fired gunshots at Palestinian farmers working on their fields near the border area in northwestern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on Palestinian fisherman and farmers since the ceasefire agreement signed Aug. 26, 2014 that ended a devastating 50-day Israeli military offensive against the Gaza Strip.In March alone, there were a total of 35 incidents of shootings, incursions into the coastal enclave, and arrests, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.The shootings left 10 injured, including three minors.The attacks come despite Israeli promises at the end of the ceasefire to ease restrictions on Palestinian access to both the sea and the border region near the "security buffer zone." 
 
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At approximately 06:10, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, east of al-Qotbaniyah area, east of Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip, sporadically opened fire at the aforementioned area.  The shooting continued for around 20 minutes

At approximately 07:00, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of al-Shuhadaa' Cemetery and east of Abu Safiyah area, east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire sporadically at the aforementioned area.  The shooting continued for around two hours.

At approximately 19:20, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of al-Shuhadaa' Cemetery and east of Abu Safiyah area, east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire sporadically at the aforementioned area.  The shooting continued for around 20 minutes.

At approximately 19:45, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip opened fire sporadically at Abu Samrah farmland, north of Beit Lahia town in the northern Gaza Strip.  The shooting continued for around 10 minutes.

Note:  the aforementioned shooting incidents caused fear among farmers who were in their agricultural lands adjacent to the aforementioned fence.  As a result, they fled for fear of being injured.  Neither causalities nor damages were reported.