Tag: Fishermen

  • Testimonies of abducted Gazan fishermen

    ISM Gaza | Fishing Under Fire 13 April 2009 These testimonies were given to ISM Gaza Strip volunteers on April 9th 2009 Izhaq Mohammed Zayed, 46 On Monday 6th April 2009, Izhaq Zayed was with his son, Rassim, in a hassaka (small fishing boat) off the coast of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Izhaq was feeling…

  • Gazan fishermen protest against Israeli Navy attacks

    ISM Gaza | Fishing Under Fire 2 April 2009 On the 2nd of April, dozens of fishermen from the Salateen area in Beit Lahiya in the far north of Gaza, staged a march towards the coast to protest against recent Israeli naval attacks.  The demonstrators were joined by the Director of the General Syndicate of…

  • Gazan fishermen abducted by Israeli forces

    ISM Gaza 29 March 2009 Since Friday 13th March 2009, 16 fishermen from the Gaza Strip have been abducted by the Israeli Navy. 12 were abducted while fishing off the coast of Beit Lahia; Zaki Mostafa Tarowsh, 44; Ismaeen Zaki Tarowsh, 16; Thaher Mahmoud Zayad, 45; and Nedal Thaher Zayad, 23 were abducted on Friday…