GAZA, April 12, 2018 (WAFA) - Israeli navy Thursday opened fire at Palestinian fishermen and their fishing boats while they were sailing in the Mediterranean Sea in the northwest of the Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

They said Israeli navy boats opened fire and launched shells at fishermen and their boats while they were sailing north of the Gaza Strip forcing them to leave the area. No injuries were reported.

Despite the signed agreements between Palestinians and Israel, which allow fishermen to go 12 nautical miles inside the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli navy targets Gaza fishermen almost daily and does not allow them to go further than three nautical miles, which the fishermen say is not enough to catch fish.

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