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3 June 2016
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At approximately 8:30 an on Friday, 3 June 2016, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats which were in the Gaza sea of Al Waha area west Beit Lahiya in North Gaza district. The Israeli gunboats pursued fishermen boats to stop them and arrest them. An Israeli gunboat pursued a Palestinian fishing boat, but it managed to escape and leave the place. Fishermen as a result abandoned their work and left the area. No injuries or causalities were reported.
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Israeli forces arbitrarily arrest four fishermen in Palestinian territorial waters and confiscate a fishing boat
Israeli forces arbitrarily arrest two fishermen in Palestinian territorial waters and confiscate their boat
Israeli navy opens fire at Palestinian fishing boats and injures a fisher in al-Waha maritime area