A Palestinian teenager was shot in the leg Israeli forces off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday evening.
Witnesses told Ma’an that the 19-year-old, whose identity remained unknown, was sailing off the coast of Beit Lahiya when Israeli naval forces opened fire on the teen’s boat.
As part of Israel’s blockade of the coastal enclave since 2007, the Israeli army, citing security concerns, requires Palestinian fishermen to work within a limited “designated fishing zone,” the exact limits of which are decided by the Israeli authorities and have historically fluctuated.
Palestinian fishers attacked by Israeli occupation navy off Gaza coast https://t.co/hdSD3G7r17 pic.twitter.com/TrEsseOTlo
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The al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported in May that since the beginning of the year, Israel had seized five fishing boats, detained 14 Palestinian fishermen, shot and injured four, while two fisherman have been killed.
(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)
