GAZA, May 15, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Monday detained three Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Al-Sudaniyeh, northwest of Gaza city.

WAFA reporter said Israeli naval boats opened machine gunfire at a number of Palestinian fishing boats before detaining three fishermen and seizing their boat.

The fishermen were reportedly sailing about four nautical miles from the shore. Israel allows only three nautical miles of fishing area in the northern Gaza sea.

This came hours after Israeli navy stopped a boat in the same area, detaining three fishermen, causing damage to fishing nets and seizing their boat.

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