Tuesday 10 March 2015

Gaza: major attack on fishing


Israel kills fisherman and reduces Gaza's fishing space by 2 miles
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/17391-israel-kills-fisherman-and-reduces-gazas-fishing-space-by-2-miles-union
Middle East Monitor 8 March:  The Israeli army on
Saturday reduced fishing space off the coast of the Gaza Strip to four
nautical miles from the six miles agreed on as part of last summer's
cease-fire agreement, Gaza's fishermen's union has said. "The Israeli side
asked Palestinian fishermen on Saturday not to exceed four nautical miles
in plying their trade," union head Nizar Ayyash told Anadolu Agency.
"Israelis also warned fishermen against venturing into the six nautical
miles agreed on in last August's cease-fire agreement," Ayyash added. He
noted that the move constituted a major violation of a cease-fire deal
signed in August of 2014 between Palestinian factions and Israel. The
Israeli army has denied the union's reports, though. Army
spokesman Avichay Adraee claimed on Twitter that no change had been introduced
to Gaza's fishing space, apparently allowing Gaza's fishermen to go up to
six nautical miles from the coast.

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