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.
