International Solidarity Movement Nonviolence. Justice. Freedom.
21st July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine
At 3:00 AM on the 21st of July 2015, Israeli forces once again opened fire on fishermen in the Gaza city area. 20 year old Ahmed Ismail al-Sharafi was shot in the right side of the back. The bullet exited very close to the spine. Two other fishermen were arrested and one of the boats was taken to Ashdod port.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reports that in May alone, there were a total of 51 incidents of shootings, incursions into the coastal enclave, and arrests. This included 41 shootings, which left nine injured, including one minor.
Despite Israeli promises at the end of the ceasefire to ease restrictions on Palestinian access to both the sea and the border region near the “security buffer zone,” these attacks continue on a very often basis.
Ahmed al-Sharafi after he was attacked.
The stomach wound of Ahmed al-Sharafi.
More wounds on Ahmed’s body.
Photo credit to https://www.facebook.com/fishermengaza?fref=photo
