Tag: Naval Blockade
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PCHR: 2 more fishermen abducted by the Israeli Navy
ISM Gaza | Fishing Under Fire 16 June 2009 At approximately 06:00, IOF gunboats opened fire at a fishing boat in al-Waha area in the northern Gaza Strip. They then moved towards the boat and arrested two fishers: Hadi Sobhi Sa’dallah, 19; and his brother Ashraf, 26. They took the two fisherso Ashdod Harbor in…
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Gaza fishermen petition High Court
Aviad Glickman | YNet News 16 June 2009 Four Palestinians from Gaza petitioned the High Court of Justice Tuesday in an effort to get back their confiscated fishing boat, seized by the IDF last month. The fishermen claim that their livelihood had been gravely undermined by Israel’s Defense Ministry and demand compensation in addition to…
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Israeli navy shoots at Gazan fishermen, no injuries
Ramattan 12 June 2009 Israeli warships shot at Palestinian fishermen in the northern coast of the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian security sources said. Sources reported that the Israeli navy opened heavy fire against a number of Gazan fishermen and their boats near Al-Sudaniya neighborhood north of Gaza, no injuries or damages were reported. The…
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Israeli piracy continues unabated – six more fishermen abducted
ISM Gaza | Fishing Under Fire 4 June 2009 Gazan territorial waters – At around 9 am, six Palestinian fishermen were abducted by the Israeli Navy whilst fishing in Palestinian territorial waters. The fishermen are reported as being; Adham Al – Habil 21, Mohammed Al – Habil 20, Ahmed Al – Habil, Maher Abu Sultan…
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An open letter to President Obama from the Free Gaza Movement
Free Gaza Movement 3 June 2009 Dear President Obama, Tomorrow you travel to Egypt to give one of the most important speeches of your presidency. With the words you deliver you have said that you want to “reset” U.S. relations with the Muslim world and create a fundamental change for the better. We sincerely wish…