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Israeli Gunboats Open Fire at a Fishing Boat; Five Fishermen were Injured

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16 October 2014

At approximately 3:30 pm on Thursday 16 October 2014, Israeli gunboats opened fire at a fishing boat in which five fishermen were on board.
The boat was in the sea, about five nautical miles away from the coast of Deir Al Balah city in the Middle of Gaza Strip.
According to Al Mezan’s field investigations, Israeli gunboats attacked the boat and opened fire heavily toward it.
As a result, fishermen drove the boat away to the east, but the two Israeli gunboats followed it for one and a half nautical mile under heavy fire.
The boat was hit by some bullets and it drowned and five fishermen were injured due to falling some equipment on them: Mohammed Jamal Abu Watfa, 24, Ameer Saleem Abu As-Sadeq, 26, Raed Saed Al Habeel, 43, Sa’di Mohammed Al Adgham, 40, Ismail Ameen Abu As-Sadeq, 41, all of whom residents of As-Shate’ refugee camp west of Gaza.
The boat is still sinking in the sea until publishing this piece of news on Sunday 19 October 2014, and the marine police is trying to get it out.

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