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30 May 2012
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At approximately 6:30 am on Wednesday 30 May 2012, Israeli naval vessels patrolling the Gaza sea opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the coast northwest of Al Waha resort—near the maritime border—northwest of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) ships then surrounded two Palestinian fishing boats and forced four fishermen to take off their clothes and swim to one of the Israeli vessels, where the four were taken into custody.
Al Mezan has identified them as follows:
· Jihad Mohammed Ali Yousif As-Sultan, 43;
· His brother Zaher Yousif As-Sultan, 21;
· Nouri Ramadan Hasan As-Sultan, 49; and
· His brother Hasan Ramadan As-Sultan, 39.
The IOF also confiscated their boats.
The four fishermen are from the As-Salateen neighborhood of Beit Hanoun.
The IOF often directly attacks Palestinian fishing boats that approach the northern maritime border, arrests those on board, and confiscates the boats.
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