Israeli navy kills Gaza man after fishing boat strayed towards Israel - Israeli military

Record ID: 876181

  • Title: Israeli navy kills Gaza man after fishing boat strayed towards Israel - Israeli military
  • Date: 15th May 2017
  • Summary: GAZA CITY, GAZA (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS) AMBULANCE ARRIVES AT HOSPITAL MEN CHANTING FOR REVENGE MEN MOVING BODY MEN CHANTING FOR JERUSALEM PEOPLE OUTSIDE HOSPITAL VARIOUS OF MEN MOVING BODY INTO MORGUE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MEMBER OF GAZA'S FISHERMEN UNION, ZAKARIA BAKER, SAYING: "Another crime is added to the crimes of the occupation which it commits everyday against the fishermen by chasing them while they are out to earn their living." SUNSET OVER SEA PALESTINIAN BOATS SAILING OFF GAZA
  • Embargoed: 29th May 2017 19:28
  • Keywords: Israeli navy sea killed fisherman Gaza Palestinians
  • Location: GAZA CITY, GAZA
  • City: GAZA CITY, GAZA
  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016GYASEF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
    The Israeli navy shot and killed a Palestinian on a Gaza fishing boat in the Mediterranean on Monday (May 15) after the craft ignored warning shots and continued to stray out of its authorised zone, the Israeli military said.
    Israel maintains a naval blockade on the Gaza Strip, which is run by Hamas Islamists, and restricts fishing vessels to a seasonally adjusted fishing zone of between six and nine nautical miles.
    The Palestinian fishing union identified him as Gaza fisherman Mohammed Baker, 33. The union says its boats are often fired on and that boats and crews are sometimes detained.
    Fishing is one of the biggest industries in the Gaza Strip, a coastal enclave of some 1.9 million inhabitants.
    The Israeli military says it patrols Gaza's waters to prevent the smuggling of munitions into the territory and to stop militants trying to attack or infiltrate its territory from the sea.
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