GAZA, Friday, March 22, 2019 (WAFA) - Israeli naval forces opened fire towards a fishing boat  offshore al-Sudaniya, northwest of Gaza city, injuring two Palestinian fishermen.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli navy fired rubber-coated steel bullets towards a fishing boat with a fisherman and his son aboard, injuring them and causing damage to the boat.

The Gaza Strip‘s sea should extend 20 nautical miles from the coast, according to the Oslo peace accords signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, but Israel has a heavy naval presence restricting any traffic in or out of the enclave.

It also s the distance Gaza‘s fishermen can travel to fish, alternating the distance between six and nine nautical miles - significantly less than the amount designated in the Oslo agreements.

K.F.