Tag: Gaza

  • Palestinian fisherman kidnapped by the Israeli navy in Gaza waters

    Palestinian fisherman kidnapped by the Israeli navy in Gaza waters

    11th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Wednesday, 8th January 2014, 27-year-old Palestinian fisherman Mohammed Sultan Al Khader had was arrested by the Israeli navy in Gaza waters. He had been fishing with his two brothers, Ahmad and Hamdi, on a small fishing boat, called a hasaka. Al Khader was released…

  • Israel’s attacks on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza flout international conventions

    Israel’s attacks on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza flout international conventions

    7th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Saturday, 4th January, the Israeli navby shot at five fishermen and their boat, a hasaka,  three nautical miles from the shore of Gaza, well within the highly-restricted part of Palestine waters in which the occupation forces officially allow them to fish.…

  • 26 Palestinian political prisoners released; 5,000 remain in prison

    26 Palestinian political prisoners released; 5,000 remain in prison

    7th January 2014 | Resistenza Quotidiana, Sil | Gaza, Occupied Palestine 26 political prisoners, held in Israeli prisons since the Oslo Accords, were released the night of 30th December. About 5,000 others remain in prisons located in the territories occupied in 1948, a violation of international law. Umm Dia’a thought her son would be among the…