GAZA, February 24, 2018 (WAFA) – Israeli navy unit Saturday detained two Palestinian fishermen in the sea of al-Sudaniya, northwest of the Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent.
He said that Israeli navy boats opened fire toward Palestinian fishermen and their boats, which were sailing about four nautical miles into the sea.
The navy forced two fishermen to take off their clothes and go in the water on a very cold day before detaining them and their boat.
The two fishermen and their boat were taken to the Israeli port of Asdod, north of Gaza.
To be noted, Israeli navy targets Palestinian fishermen and their fishing boats on almost daily basis.
Despite the signed agreements between the Palestinians and Israel which allow fishermen to go 12 nautical miles inside the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli navy targets Gaza fishermen who go further than three nautical miles, which the fishermen say is not enough to catch fish.
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