3 dec 2018
Motasem Ahmed Dalloul is a staff writer at the Middle East Monitor. He is a specialist in Middle East affairs.
The war between Hamas (which leads the Palestinian resistance) and Israel is now also being fought online. Israel’s recently failed attack on Gaza was an important victory for Hamas.
“Palestinians everywhere have provided very valuable and important information which serves the resistance regarding the consequences of the Operation Sword Edge,” Abu-Obeida, the spokesman of the Al Qassam Brigades – the military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas – said on last week.
He refers to the failed Israeli attempt to carry out a secret operation against the Palestinian resistance somewhere in the Gaza Strip on November 11.
This announcement by Abu-Obeida came one week after pictures were published of the members of the secret Israeli commando unit, which was involved in the failed operation in Gaza, including pictures of the Palestinian collaborators who helped them.
Israel was stunned by the success of Al Qassam Brigades in tracing the members of the secret Israeli unit, the Israeli Military Censor issued a statement warning both the Israelis and the Palestinians of trusting Al Qassam Brigades and of circulating the pictures on social media.
“We ask you to avoid circulating the pictures and any notable information on social media, including WhatsApp or any other medium. You must act responsibly,” the statement said.
Following this statement, the Israeli TV Channel 14 deleted reports and news stories from its website, however, it included only blurred pictures.
The Israeli TV Channel 13 did not report or publish the pictures because, it said, this might harm the people involved in the failed operation and might harm the national security of Israel.
Alon Ben-David, the military correspondent and analyst at the Israeli TV Channel 10, said, “Publishing the pictures of the people involved in the operation by Hamas causes a strategic harm to Israel, not only in Gaza, but across the Middle East. This is a very dangerous issue … and the Israelis have to know that if they republished them, they would serve Hamas.”
New online battleground
Meanwhile, the Israeli news website 0404 said that Hamas’ military wing had moved the battle with the Israeli forces to the psychological field. Maybe the danger of publishing the pictures would hurt the corporeal spirit for the Israeli soldiers, who are tasked to carry out daily secret operations in Gaza.
Barak Ravid, the diplomatic correspondent for the leading Israeli newspaper Haaretz, reported the Israeli Housing Minister Yoav Galant saying that the Israeli army carries out almost daily operations in Gaza similar to the failed one.
Galant is a former commander of the Southern Command of the Israeli occupation forces. The Israeli TV Channel 2 said, “Thirteen years after the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the secret Israeli security operations have not stopped.”
Israeli military and security experts described the success of exposing information about members of one of the most secretive Israeli military units as a “big achievement.”
Israeli Channel 10 Arab Affairs Analyst Tsvika Yehezkeli said, “Publishing the pictures of the [Israeli] cell is considered an important achievement for Hamas thanks to its smart technological abilities. It was a shocking work mainly as Hamas claims it also has the names and it might publish them in the future.”
Military Censor blunders
The Israeli occupying army worked hard to undermine the information battle initiated by Al Qassam Brigades but failed.
Ronen Bergman, the Israeli investigative journalist and author who is a senior political and military analyst for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, said the military censor failed due to shock and lack of expertise in this field.
“The measures of the Israeli Military Censor gave Hamas an important victory in this memory battle related to the disaster that took place in Gaza,” he said, “but the Military Censor does not recognise this.”
This came as a shock because as Israeli military reporters and analysts and former Israeli commanders told Israeli TV Channel 2, the Israeli forces tasked to carry out such operations are trained to succeed 100 percent.
They stressed, according to Channel 2, that “Israel received a hurting slap in this operation as the Israeli forces were uncovered and one of the Israeli commanders was killed.”
Specialist in Israeli Affairs, Dr Saleh al Naami, said, “The Palestinian resistance inflicted a harmful attack on the Israeli military and intelligence efforts … This means that such Israeli units, which carry out secret operations in other countries will be dangerous as it could be revealed like what happened in Gaza.”
Naami added, “Israel has been looking for an answer for the question, which is worth a billion dollars: Where and how did Al Qassam Brigades get some of these pictures, which are considered part of the most confidential information about the most secret units of the Israeli Army?”
Speaking to TRT World, Hamas Spokesman Hazim Qasim said, “Again, the Palestinian resistance proves that it is able to challenge the Israeli occupation, and it is able to embarrass its calculations and plans in its way to regain the freedom of the Palestinian people and their rights.”
Abu-Obeida said, “We still have much sensitive information about the Operation Sword Edge [the failed Israeli operation in Gaza]. We will reveal each piece of information about it when we feel it is needed.”
The military correspondent of the Israeli Radio Iyal Alima said, “Hamas has been achieving continuous military intelligence and information superiority over Israel throughout this operation.”
~ TRT/Days of Palestine
The war between Hamas (which leads the Palestinian resistance) and Israel is now also being fought online. Israel’s recently failed attack on Gaza was an important victory for Hamas.
“Palestinians everywhere have provided very valuable and important information which serves the resistance regarding the consequences of the Operation Sword Edge,” Abu-Obeida, the spokesman of the Al Qassam Brigades – the military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas – said on last week.
He refers to the failed Israeli attempt to carry out a secret operation against the Palestinian resistance somewhere in the Gaza Strip on November 11.
This announcement by Abu-Obeida came one week after pictures were published of the members of the secret Israeli commando unit, which was involved in the failed operation in Gaza, including pictures of the Palestinian collaborators who helped them.
Israel was stunned by the success of Al Qassam Brigades in tracing the members of the secret Israeli unit, the Israeli Military Censor issued a statement warning both the Israelis and the Palestinians of trusting Al Qassam Brigades and of circulating the pictures on social media.
“We ask you to avoid circulating the pictures and any notable information on social media, including WhatsApp or any other medium. You must act responsibly,” the statement said.
Following this statement, the Israeli TV Channel 14 deleted reports and news stories from its website, however, it included only blurred pictures.
The Israeli TV Channel 13 did not report or publish the pictures because, it said, this might harm the people involved in the failed operation and might harm the national security of Israel.
Alon Ben-David, the military correspondent and analyst at the Israeli TV Channel 10, said, “Publishing the pictures of the people involved in the operation by Hamas causes a strategic harm to Israel, not only in Gaza, but across the Middle East. This is a very dangerous issue … and the Israelis have to know that if they republished them, they would serve Hamas.”
New online battleground
Meanwhile, the Israeli news website 0404 said that Hamas’ military wing had moved the battle with the Israeli forces to the psychological field. Maybe the danger of publishing the pictures would hurt the corporeal spirit for the Israeli soldiers, who are tasked to carry out daily secret operations in Gaza.
Barak Ravid, the diplomatic correspondent for the leading Israeli newspaper Haaretz, reported the Israeli Housing Minister Yoav Galant saying that the Israeli army carries out almost daily operations in Gaza similar to the failed one.
Galant is a former commander of the Southern Command of the Israeli occupation forces. The Israeli TV Channel 2 said, “Thirteen years after the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the secret Israeli security operations have not stopped.”
Israeli military and security experts described the success of exposing information about members of one of the most secretive Israeli military units as a “big achievement.”
Israeli Channel 10 Arab Affairs Analyst Tsvika Yehezkeli said, “Publishing the pictures of the [Israeli] cell is considered an important achievement for Hamas thanks to its smart technological abilities. It was a shocking work mainly as Hamas claims it also has the names and it might publish them in the future.”
Military Censor blunders
The Israeli occupying army worked hard to undermine the information battle initiated by Al Qassam Brigades but failed.
Ronen Bergman, the Israeli investigative journalist and author who is a senior political and military analyst for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, said the military censor failed due to shock and lack of expertise in this field.
“The measures of the Israeli Military Censor gave Hamas an important victory in this memory battle related to the disaster that took place in Gaza,” he said, “but the Military Censor does not recognise this.”
This came as a shock because as Israeli military reporters and analysts and former Israeli commanders told Israeli TV Channel 2, the Israeli forces tasked to carry out such operations are trained to succeed 100 percent.
They stressed, according to Channel 2, that “Israel received a hurting slap in this operation as the Israeli forces were uncovered and one of the Israeli commanders was killed.”
Specialist in Israeli Affairs, Dr Saleh al Naami, said, “The Palestinian resistance inflicted a harmful attack on the Israeli military and intelligence efforts … This means that such Israeli units, which carry out secret operations in other countries will be dangerous as it could be revealed like what happened in Gaza.”
Naami added, “Israel has been looking for an answer for the question, which is worth a billion dollars: Where and how did Al Qassam Brigades get some of these pictures, which are considered part of the most confidential information about the most secret units of the Israeli Army?”
Speaking to TRT World, Hamas Spokesman Hazim Qasim said, “Again, the Palestinian resistance proves that it is able to challenge the Israeli occupation, and it is able to embarrass its calculations and plans in its way to regain the freedom of the Palestinian people and their rights.”
Abu-Obeida said, “We still have much sensitive information about the Operation Sword Edge [the failed Israeli operation in Gaza]. We will reveal each piece of information about it when we feel it is needed.”
The military correspondent of the Israeli Radio Iyal Alima said, “Hamas has been achieving continuous military intelligence and information superiority over Israel throughout this operation.”
~ TRT/Days of Palestine
|
The Independent reports Israeli Special Forces in the botched raid in Gaza used 'detailed but fake' IDs of real Gazans and claimed they were transporting patients back to their homes, but their accents arouse suspicions.
The Israeli Special Forces involved in a recent botched Gaza Strip raid had posed as medical personnel from one of the aid groups operating in the coastal enclave, British newspaper The Independent reported Sunday. The operation saw an IDF officer killed and another wounded, leading to a massive wave of rocket fire on southern Israeli communities. Seven Palestinians were also killed when the November 11 operation went wrong, and the IDF unit was forced to call in air support to help them flee. An Independent journalist who went into the Gaza Strip obtained new information by interviewing Hamas members as well as residents living in the Khan Yunis area, where the incident had taken place. According to the report, the Israeli force used "detailed but fake" IDs of real Gaza citizens from different areas of the strip. Hamas has since detained and questioned all of the Palestinians whose identities were allegedly stolen by the IDF troops after their identity cards were discovered in the wreckage of the Volkswagen minibus the Israeli force reportedly used in its raid. Qassem said the ID cards were "very accurate," including full names, ID numbers and details of the Palestinian residents. Furthermore, the Israeli troops "were posing as NGO workers, there were women in the car as well. |
They used this to justify why they were stealing into Gaza and had a story prepared should they be questioned," Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told The Independent.
Another Hamas official, who was not identified in the report, said the Israelis "told the fighters at the checkpoint that they were delivering patients back from clinics to their homes and had a wheelchair in the back of the van. They presented their ID cars but the (fighters) manning the checkpoint were suspicious as their accents and voices did not match the areas where they said they were from."
The Israeli forces were reportedly held at the checkpoint until the Hamas commander in Khan Yunis, Nour Baraka, was called to the scene and decided to take them in for questioning at a Hamas facility. It was then, according to the report, that the IDF troops opened fire.
Local residents told The Independent that Baraka knew the family of the woman the force claimed to have come to aid. He called the family and confirmed she had already passed away.
A Hamas official told the British paper the Israeli force was in Gaza to replace listening and surveillance devices that had been laid before.
Another Hamas official, who was not identified in the report, said the Israelis "told the fighters at the checkpoint that they were delivering patients back from clinics to their homes and had a wheelchair in the back of the van. They presented their ID cars but the (fighters) manning the checkpoint were suspicious as their accents and voices did not match the areas where they said they were from."
The Israeli forces were reportedly held at the checkpoint until the Hamas commander in Khan Yunis, Nour Baraka, was called to the scene and decided to take them in for questioning at a Hamas facility. It was then, according to the report, that the IDF troops opened fire.
Local residents told The Independent that Baraka knew the family of the woman the force claimed to have come to aid. He called the family and confirmed she had already passed away.
A Hamas official told the British paper the Israeli force was in Gaza to replace listening and surveillance devices that had been laid before.
Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Monday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked peaceful protesters on northern Gaza coast.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that 47 Palestinians were injured in the protests.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF heavily fired live ammunition and teargas canisters at the Palestinian protesters who launched balloons attached to portraits of the Great March of Return martyrs.
Dozens of Palestinian fishing boats took part in the protests and marched near the sea border, north of the Gaza Strip.
9 Palestinians injured as Israel suppresses 18th naval march
At least nine Palestinians were injured with Israeli live ammunition and rubber-coated steel bullets, while dozens of others suffered from tear-gas inhalation, on Monday, as Israeli forces suppressed the 17th naval march setting off from the Gaza seaport in an attempt to break the nearly 12-year Israeli siege.
A Ma'an reporter confirmed that nine Palestinians, 1 with injured with a live bullet, 4 with with rubber-coated steel bullets and 4 injured by tear-gas bombs, were transferred to hospitals for treatment.
He added that dozens of others suffered tear-gas inhalation.
Some 30 boats, along with hundreds of Palestinians arrived to the northern border to participate in the 18th naval march.
Israeli forces fired live bullets, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs towards Palestinian crowds while the Israeli navy opened fire at Gaza boats attempting to break the siege.
Member of the politburo of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Talal Abu Tharifeh, said that naval marches would continue until their goals are achieved.
The National Committee for Breaking the Siege, organizer of the march, called on the United Nations, the European Union, and fellow Arab countries to immediately intervene and carry out their legal responsibilities to force Israel to end the occupation and break the siege.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that 47 Palestinians were injured in the protests.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF heavily fired live ammunition and teargas canisters at the Palestinian protesters who launched balloons attached to portraits of the Great March of Return martyrs.
Dozens of Palestinian fishing boats took part in the protests and marched near the sea border, north of the Gaza Strip.
9 Palestinians injured as Israel suppresses 18th naval march
At least nine Palestinians were injured with Israeli live ammunition and rubber-coated steel bullets, while dozens of others suffered from tear-gas inhalation, on Monday, as Israeli forces suppressed the 17th naval march setting off from the Gaza seaport in an attempt to break the nearly 12-year Israeli siege.
A Ma'an reporter confirmed that nine Palestinians, 1 with injured with a live bullet, 4 with with rubber-coated steel bullets and 4 injured by tear-gas bombs, were transferred to hospitals for treatment.
He added that dozens of others suffered tear-gas inhalation.
Some 30 boats, along with hundreds of Palestinians arrived to the northern border to participate in the 18th naval march.
Israeli forces fired live bullets, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs towards Palestinian crowds while the Israeli navy opened fire at Gaza boats attempting to break the siege.
Member of the politburo of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Talal Abu Tharifeh, said that naval marches would continue until their goals are achieved.
The National Committee for Breaking the Siege, organizer of the march, called on the United Nations, the European Union, and fellow Arab countries to immediately intervene and carry out their legal responsibilities to force Israel to end the occupation and break the siege.
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Monday morning, Palestinian lands in the eastern area of the central part of the Gaza Strip.
Media sources have reported that the vehicles, accompanied by four armored military bulldozers, carried out a limited invasion into the Palestinian farmlands in the area east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp.
They added that the bulldozers uprooted lands near the perimeter fence, and installed sand hills, while military drones hovered overhead.
In related news, Israeli navy ships fired several live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats, in northern Gaza waters.
Media sources have reported that the vehicles, accompanied by four armored military bulldozers, carried out a limited invasion into the Palestinian farmlands in the area east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp.
They added that the bulldozers uprooted lands near the perimeter fence, and installed sand hills, while military drones hovered overhead.
In related news, Israeli navy ships fired several live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats, in northern Gaza waters.
30 nov 2018
At least 28 Palestinians were injured on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at the peaceful protesters taking part in the Great March of Return on Gaza border.
Spokesman for Gaza's Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qedra said that 28 Palestinians were injured by Israeli gunfire, including a journalist, and an ambulance was partially damaged after it was attacked with teargas canisters.
Hundreds of Palestinians on Friday marched along the border fence between Gaza and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories, holding Palestinian flags and portraits of the Great March of Return martyrs.
The Higher National Committee for the Great March of Return in a statement on Thursday said that the demonstrations of the 36th week of the Great March of Return are aimed at marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
For his part, Abdullatif al-Qanou', Hamas's spokesman, said in a press statement that the solidarity with the Palestinian people should be translated into actions toward breaking the 13-year-long blockade on Gaza and ending the occupation.
The Great March of Return was launched on 30 March with the aim of highlighting the Palestinian refugees' right to return, and breaking the siege on Gaza.
Hundreds of Palestinian civilians have died and thousands injured as a result of Israel's use of lethal force to quell the border protests.
Spokesman for Gaza's Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qedra said that 28 Palestinians were injured by Israeli gunfire, including a journalist, and an ambulance was partially damaged after it was attacked with teargas canisters.
Hundreds of Palestinians on Friday marched along the border fence between Gaza and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories, holding Palestinian flags and portraits of the Great March of Return martyrs.
The Higher National Committee for the Great March of Return in a statement on Thursday said that the demonstrations of the 36th week of the Great March of Return are aimed at marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
For his part, Abdullatif al-Qanou', Hamas's spokesman, said in a press statement that the solidarity with the Palestinian people should be translated into actions toward breaking the 13-year-long blockade on Gaza and ending the occupation.
The Great March of Return was launched on 30 March with the aim of highlighting the Palestinian refugees' right to return, and breaking the siege on Gaza.
Hundreds of Palestinian civilians have died and thousands injured as a result of Israel's use of lethal force to quell the border protests.
Several armored Israeli army vehicles, including bulldozers, carried out, on Friday morning, a limited invasion into Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Media sources said the military vehicles, including four D9 bulldozers, advanced hundreds of meters into the Palestinian lands, and started bulldozing them in addition to installing sand hills.
They added that the vehicles came from a military base across the perimeter fence, and invaded the lands from a gate, east of Khan Younis.
Furthermore, the Israeli air forces carried out several sonic booms over various areas of the Gaza Strip, and its territorial waters.
Media sources said the military vehicles, including four D9 bulldozers, advanced hundreds of meters into the Palestinian lands, and started bulldozing them in addition to installing sand hills.
They added that the vehicles came from a military base across the perimeter fence, and invaded the lands from a gate, east of Khan Younis.
Furthermore, the Israeli air forces carried out several sonic booms over various areas of the Gaza Strip, and its territorial waters.
28 nov 2018
A Palestinian suffered different injuries on Wednesday afternoon after an explosive device left behind by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) exploded north of Gaza Strip.
In a brief statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry affirmed that a suspicious device left behind by the Israeli army exploded, causing a Gazan resident various injures throughout his body.
In a brief statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry affirmed that a suspicious device left behind by the Israeli army exploded, causing a Gazan resident various injures throughout his body.
Iyad Youssef Suleiman 25
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced the death of 25-year-old Iyad Youssef Suleiman from wounds he sustained in the Israeli offensive launched on the besieged Gaza Strip in July 2014.
Suleiman, a native of Jabalia city, north of the besieged Gaza Strip, was pronounced dead on Wednesday.
The 2014 onslaught launched by the Israeli occupation military on the blockaded coastal enclave of Gaza took away the lives of over 2,000 Palestinians and left thousands of others wounds. Heavy material damage was wrought on civilian homes and infrastructure.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced the death of 25-year-old Iyad Youssef Suleiman from wounds he sustained in the Israeli offensive launched on the besieged Gaza Strip in July 2014.
Suleiman, a native of Jabalia city, north of the besieged Gaza Strip, was pronounced dead on Wednesday.
The 2014 onslaught launched by the Israeli occupation military on the blockaded coastal enclave of Gaza took away the lives of over 2,000 Palestinians and left thousands of others wounds. Heavy material damage was wrought on civilian homes and infrastructure.
27 nov 2018
The Israeli occupation army, on Tuesday afternoon, began military training at the Zikim military point, near the Gaza shore north of Beit Lahiya, where Gazans could hear the sound of explosions and the movement of active army forces.
Israeli Channel 7 said that, in the evening, the army will begin another training in the settlements of Ariel and Ma’ale Adumim, and the training will end on Wednesday afternoon.
PNN reports that, according to the army spokesman, training is part of the 2018 plan aimed at “maintaining the readiness of troops in times of emergency.”
Two days ago, Israeli forces started training combatants in a 10 day intensive program that sees soldiers training under the pretext of readying the soldiers for combat in an imminent “war” against Gaza and Lebanon, at the same time.
The Israeli commando brigade, formed in 2015, has seen several training exercises where soldiers are being prepared to attack under what they call “perceived challenge” or threat.
Working with the air force, the indoctrination training serves as a tool resulting in the army legitimizing the use of military action against “any enemy in any area”.
Israeli Channel 7 said that, in the evening, the army will begin another training in the settlements of Ariel and Ma’ale Adumim, and the training will end on Wednesday afternoon.
PNN reports that, according to the army spokesman, training is part of the 2018 plan aimed at “maintaining the readiness of troops in times of emergency.”
Two days ago, Israeli forces started training combatants in a 10 day intensive program that sees soldiers training under the pretext of readying the soldiers for combat in an imminent “war” against Gaza and Lebanon, at the same time.
The Israeli commando brigade, formed in 2015, has seen several training exercises where soldiers are being prepared to attack under what they call “perceived challenge” or threat.
Working with the air force, the indoctrination training serves as a tool resulting in the army legitimizing the use of military action against “any enemy in any area”.
26 nov 2018
Three Palestinians were injured with Israeli live ammunition and rubber-coated steel bullets, while dozens of others suffered from tear-gas inhalation, on Monday, during the 17th naval march setting off from the Gaza seaport in attempt to break the nearly 12-year Israeli siege.
According to local sources, Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs towards large Palestinian crowds gathered at the northern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip, while the Israeli navy opened fire at Gaza boats attempting to break the siege.
Sources added that hundreds of Palestinians arrived to the northern border to participate in the 17th naval march.
A Ma'an reporter confirmed that three Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli forces, while others suffered from tear-gas inhalation.
The medical condition of the three injured remained unknown.
The National Committee for Breaking the Siege, which organized the naval march, reiterated that the naval marches would continue until the Israeli siege over Gaza is lifted.
The committee called on the United Nations, the European Union, and fellow Arab countries to immediately intervene and carry out their legal responsibilities to force Israel to end the occupation and break the siege.
According to local sources, Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs towards large Palestinian crowds gathered at the northern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip, while the Israeli navy opened fire at Gaza boats attempting to break the siege.
Sources added that hundreds of Palestinians arrived to the northern border to participate in the 17th naval march.
A Ma'an reporter confirmed that three Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli forces, while others suffered from tear-gas inhalation.
The medical condition of the three injured remained unknown.
The National Committee for Breaking the Siege, which organized the naval march, reiterated that the naval marches would continue until the Israeli siege over Gaza is lifted.
The committee called on the United Nations, the European Union, and fellow Arab countries to immediately intervene and carry out their legal responsibilities to force Israel to end the occupation and break the siege.
25 nov 2018
Israeli naval forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen, on Sunday, off the coast of the southern and northern besieged Gaza Strip.
Locals told Ma’an that Israeli naval forces repeatedly opened heavy fire towards Palestinian fishermen in southern and northern Gaza, forcing fishing boats to sail back to shore.
No injuries were reported from the incidents.
The Israeli army regularly detains and opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the unilaterally declared buffer zone.
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem recently concluded that Israel's Gaza closure and "harassment of fishermen" have been "destroying Gaza's fishing sector," with 95% of fishermen living below the poverty line.
Locals told Ma’an that Israeli naval forces repeatedly opened heavy fire towards Palestinian fishermen in southern and northern Gaza, forcing fishing boats to sail back to shore.
No injuries were reported from the incidents.
The Israeli army regularly detains and opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the unilaterally declared buffer zone.
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem recently concluded that Israel's Gaza closure and "harassment of fishermen" have been "destroying Gaza's fishing sector," with 95% of fishermen living below the poverty line.
Dozens of Israeli young men, students and workers, who live in settlements near the Gaza border participated in a sit-in on Sunday morning to demand the Israeli government to preserve permanent calm on the Gaza front.
According to the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the sit-in was staged at the entrance to Eshkol regional council.
The demonstrators were protesting the volatile security situation on the Israeli-Gaza border and chanted slogans calling on the government to let them live peacefully and quietly.
Gaza has been under inhumane blockade for about 12 years, while Israel commits, every once in a while, systematic crimes against the population.
According to the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the sit-in was staged at the entrance to Eshkol regional council.
The demonstrators were protesting the volatile security situation on the Israeli-Gaza border and chanted slogans calling on the government to let them live peacefully and quietly.
Gaza has been under inhumane blockade for about 12 years, while Israel commits, every once in a while, systematic crimes against the population.
Page: 46 - 45 - 44 - 43 - 42 - 41 - 40 - 39 - 38 - 37 - 36 - 35 - 34 - 33 - 32 - 31 - 30 - 29 - 28 - 27 - 26 - 25
Truce violations List of names Pictures of martyrs
Days: Aug: 26 - 25 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 20 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
July: 31 - 30 - 29 - 28 - 27 - 26 - 25 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 20 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8