Israeli Navy opens fire on Palestinian fishing boats.
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported on December 26 that Israeli naval forces had fired on Palestinian fishing boats off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip that same day.
However, no one was injured in the incident.
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| Fishing boats anchored off the coast of Gaza. (Source: AFP) |
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson's office said soldiers fired warning shots into the air when the boats crossed the boundary of the six-mile assessment zone.
On the same day, Israeli security forces shot and wounded a Palestinian who was allegedly trying to sneak into Israeli-occupied territories from the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, 12 Palestinians were arrested in an IDF raid in eastern Kalkilya on the night of December 25. All those arrested are being questioned by Israeli security forces.
During the 51-day war in the Gaza Strip last summer, Israel completely surrounded the strip by sea, land, and air to prevent rocket attacks from Gaza into Israeli territory.
Following the end of the military campaign, as part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, Israel allowed Palestinian fishermen to fish within a 6-mile radius of the Gaza Strip coastline, instead of the previous 3 miles.
According to VNA
