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ISM Gaza: ‘Sailors the world over face danger every time they put to sea. However, their risk stems from the elements, not from state-sponsored terrorism’
Personal account of accompanying Gazan fishermen by ISM activist On Sunday 12th October, I joined a group of international human rights observers dispersed amongst a small fleet of seven Palestinian trawlers from the port of Gaza City. We left port at 8.00am and headed out to sea in a westerly direction. Soon after leaving port…
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Two Palestinians injured and five Israeli activists arrested after settler attack in Turmas’ayya
Two Palestinians were injured and five Israeli activists arrested in the village of Turmas’ayya during an Israeli settler attack. Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement outpost near Shilo surrounded villagers from nearby Turmas’ayya during the yearly Palestinian olive harvest, attacking two villagers who had been separated from the rest of the harvest. Talal Gebrara, an…
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ISM Gaza: Israeli navy again open fire on Gazan fishermen and internationals
This Sunday the 12th October 2008, the Israeli navy continued its violent harassment of Palestinian fishermen. A fleet of seven fishing boats from the port in Gaza City initially spotted two Israeli gunboats operating in Palestinian territorial waters at 08:45. The gunboats began circling some of the fishing boats at the rear of the fleet,…
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Settlers attack two young boys in Susiya
On the morning of the 7th October at around 6 o’clock the shepherds from the Susiya area were out grazing their sheep as they do every morning. Two young boys had entered a part of their land that has been declared by Israel to be a closed military zone for the last four months. Five…
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Israeli army not upholding High Court decision in Susiya
Wednesday afternoon the shepherds from the Qawawis area were out grazing their sheep. Around 4 o’clock two shots were fired from the Susiya settlement at the Palestinians. Luckily nobody was hurt. The police and army were contacted, but it took them more than half an hour to show up even though the army base is…
