Search results for: “fishermen”
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Israeli forces stole 21 boats and sank two more just in the last 3 months
5th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | Gaza, occupied Palestine Just in the last 3 months Gaza’s fishermen had 21 boats stolen and 2 sunken by the Israeli occupation forces. Each small boat sustains at least 20 people on average and each one of the big ones at least 100 people. That…
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Labour day demonstration in Gaza trying to fight the siege
4th May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | Gaza, occupied Palestine On May 1st, the workers of the Gaza Strip gathered to demand that Mahmoud Abbas and Rami Hamdallah work towards the end of the blockade. The blockade has already strangled the life in the Gaza Strip for 10 years and has raised the unemployment rate…
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Five year anniversary of the death of Vittorio Arrigoni
18th April 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Gaza, occupied Palestine Last Thursday 14th April marked four years since the disappearance of Vittorio Arrigoni in Gaza, under the Israeli blockade. According to subsequent statements and investigations carried out by Hamas, ISM activist Vittorio’s body was discovered the following day, having been kidnapped and…