GAZA, January 17, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli navy on Tuesday opened gunfire at Palestinian fishing boats while sailing off Gaza shore injuring two fisherman, according to local sources.

Several Palestinian fishing boats were sailing within four nautical miles from al-Sudaniya in northern Gaza when Israeli navy opened fire at them injuring two and causing damage to at least one boat. The fishermen were forced to return to shore.

This came only a day after the Israeli navy detained five Palestinian fishermen after seizing their boats in the same area.

A fisherman went missing last week and his family declared him dead even though his body was not found after the Israeli navy sank his boat off Gaza shore.

Fishermen and fishing boats in Gaza are targeted by the Israeli navy on daily basis, which makes it hard for them to make a living.

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