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A call from Gaza fishermen

Posted on: January 15, 2012
Photo: Rosa Schiano, Civil Peace Service Gaza (CPSGAZA)

11 January 2012 | Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine

>Do not forget Palestinian fishermen who are prevented from fishing beyond the unilaterally imposed Israeli limit of 3 nautical miles and whose life is constantly under threat from the Israeli Naval Forces.

We are waiting for you to lift the naval blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and its seawaters and to force Israel to respect international legal obligations.
We the Palestinian fishermen of the Besieged Gaza Strip, the CPSGAZA, the Union of Fishermen in Gaza City, the Palestinian Association for Fishing and Marine Sports and Al … Continue reading


Updated on February 14, 2012
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Israeli navy attacks international observers, injures Palestinian, on monitoring boat in Gaza waters

Posted on: December 28, 2011
(Photo: Rosa Schiano, Civil Peace Service Gaza (CPSGAZA)) - Click here for more images

28 December 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza

At 10:55 am, an Israeli naval warship attacked the international observers and Palestinian captain of the Civil Peace Service Gaza (CPSGAZA) boat Oliva, injuring its captain in an apparent attempt to capsize it.

“The Israeli navy passed near us and the fishermen, and started to go around us, creating waves,” said Rosa Schiano, one of the international observers. “The fishermen escaped, but we couldn’t because of a problem with our engine. We couldn’t move, and they went around us very quickly. The Israelis … Continue reading


Updated on December 29, 2011
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Israeli navy harasses Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coast

Posted on: December 21, 2011
Photo: Rosa Schiano, Civil Peace Service Gaza - Click here for more images

by Rosa Schiano

21 December 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza

The Oliva sailed from Gaza Seaport at 8:15 am. The Palestinian captain and two international observers from CPS staff were on boardAt 8:45 am Oliva reached four hasakas in the north of the Strip, about 2.2 nautical miles off shore (31° 35.40N / 034° 26.29E).

At 9:20 am the crew sighted an Israelis navy vessel moving toward the four hasakas and Oliva at a high rate of speed. The four hasakas and Oliva started to move toward the coast. The Israeli … Continue reading


Updated on December 22, 2011
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Israeli navy harasses Palestinian fishermen, international observers off Gaza coast

Posted on: December 4, 2011
Photo: Rosa Schiano, Civil Peace Service Gaza - Click here for more images

3 December 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza

On Saturday, 3 December 2011, the Israeli navy harassed Palestinian fishermen and international observers three miles off the coast of Gaza.

Between 10:00 and 11:00 am, two warships repeatedly charged a group of seven hasakas, one trawler, and the Civil Peace Service Gaza boat Oliva.

 


Updated on December 4, 2011
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A day with fugitives in Gaza’s fishing waters

Posted on: December 3, 2011
Abu Mahmoud sharing his experiences of 40 years as a fisherman (Lydia de Leeuw, A Second Glance) - Click here for more images

by Lydia de Leeuw

2 December 2011 | A Second Glance


It’s 6.30am when Ahmad’s fishing boat leaves the Gaza City fishing port. Together with his three nephews and a friend, he will stay at sea for 48 hours, trying to catch as many fish as possible within the Israeli-imposed 3 nautical-mile limit. Ahmad (Abu Mahmoud) Sha’ban al-Hissi turned 60 a week ago and has been working as a fisherman since he was 18 years old. As we look back and see how Gaza City becomes … Continue reading


Updated on December 3, 2011
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Israeli navy shoots Palestinian fisherman who sued Israel, kidnaps at least nine others in Gazan waters

Posted on: December 1, 2011
Nahad Rajab Mohamed Al-Hesy in his home (Photo: Radhika Sainath, Notes from Behind the Blockade)

by Radhika Sainath

30 November 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade

The Israeli navy violently seized two Palestinian trawlers in Gazan waters yesterday, shooting one fisherman in the arm, and ultimately forcing at least ten men to Ashod, Israel, where they were interrogated for several hours. Israel released all of the fishermen at 2 a.m. this morning.

Twenty-eight year old Nehad Mohamed Rajab Al-Hesy reported that his boat, along with six others, were fishing in the same area  at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning when he suddenly saw five Israeli naval … Continue reading


Updated on December 1, 2011
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A day at sea with Gaza’s fishermen

Posted on: November 26, 2011
Israeli occupation navy forces harassing fishermen (Photo: Lydia de Leeuw, A Second Glance) - Click here for more images

by Lydia de Leeuw

26 November 2011 | A Second Glance


Updated on November 30, 2011
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Israeli navy hunts Gaza fishermen

Posted on: November 26, 2011

24 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza

Video of our international human rights observation boat outrunning the Israeli navy as it attempts to fire a watercannon on Palestinian fishing boats under 3 miles out to sea.

Publicly, Israel ‘allows’ fishermen in Gaza 3 miles in which to make a living. Today, as happens on most days they attacked 5 fishing boats at around 2.5 miles out, pursuing them until we were well under 2 miles away from the Gaza shore. For once, this regular occurrence was caught on camera.

For the first time in our boat’s history, we managed to escape.

This … Continue reading


Updated on November 26, 2011
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Gaza lives on

Posted on: November 16, 2011

16 November 2011 | Al Jazeera English

The Israeli blockade may have taken a heavy toll on Gazans, but this film reveals life and hope among the devastation.

Since 2007, most of the approximately 1.5 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have suffered gravely from an intensified land, air and sea blockade imposed by Israel.

The blockade, deemed illegal by the United Nations, was implemented after Hamas, a Palestinian faction labelled a terrorist organisation by Tel Aviv, took control over the territory and ousted Fatah officials from power in the battle of Gaza.

After more than two decades of tight sanctions and even though Israel … Continue reading


Updated on November 16, 2011
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Israeli navy kidnaps two Palestinian children and uncle fishing in Gazan waters

Posted on: November 12, 2011
Mohamed and Abdul Qader Baker

by Radhika S.

12 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza

Seventeen-year-old Abdul Qader Baker still has no idea why the Israeli navy surrounded his small fishing boat at 4 a.m. Thursday morning, ordered him, his 17-year-old cousin Mohamed Baker, and his uncle, Arafat Baker, to strip off their clothes, stand shivering in their underwear for an hour and a half and ultimately forced the group to Ashod.  The two high school students were released approximately twelve hours later, but their uncle remains in Israeli detention.

“I was so scared and it was … Continue reading


Updated on November 13, 2011
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