Tag: Gaza

  • ISM Rafah: Israeli navy fire shells at Gazan fishermen

    On Sunday October 5th, two international human rights observers accompanied a Gazan fishing boat offshore of Jabalya. Soon an Israeli gunboat approached. The internationals, after a request from the Palestinian captain, made clear that there was an international presence on board. For a while the Israeli gunboat seemed to leave but then, suddenly, from a…

  • Israeli Naval Violence against Palestinian fishing boats continues

    On Saturday 4 October two international human rights observers accompanied a Gazan fishing boat in its daily work, important not only for the fishermen’s families but also for the Palestinian economy in general, especially in the besieged Gaza Strip. When the fishing boat was at about 8 nautical miles from the coast it was intercepted…

  • ISM Rafah: Life on the Green Line

    This is the story of a family living in the Al Farahin neighbourhood of Abassan Alkabeera in southern Gaza. Translated, filmed and edited by Fida Qishta Language edit by ISM Rafah The family’s home is situated extremely close to the ‘Green Line’ with Israel and subsequently has suffered many cases of Israeli military aggression. There…

  • ISM Rafah: Fishing under occupation

    Report written by Donna Wallach, ISM volunteer in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine, 21st September, 2008. On Sunday 21st September, about 5 fishing boats trawled the coast from the Gaza City port. I was on a boat that had been water cannoned the previous day and many of their nets…

  • ISM Rafah: Israeli navy use live ammunition and water cannon against Gazan fishermen

    Gaza, 20th September 2008 – Members of ISM in the Gaza Strip accompanied Palestinian fishermen from the port of Gaza. When they were approximately four nautical miles offshore the fishing vessel was approached by an Israeli gunboat which proceeded to circle it continuously for a while. Shortly after the gunboat withdrew, a larger naval vessel…