IOF Arrests Ten Fishermen and Confiscates Four Fishing Boats Western Gaza City

15 June 2016

At approximately 5:00 am on Wednesday, 15 June 2016, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats western the coast off Al Sheikh ‘Ijlin southwest Gaza city. According to Al Mezan’s filed investigations, Israeli gunboats surrounded four small fishing boats and arrested ten fishermen who were on boards. Al Mezan identified their names as the follows:

  1. Zayed Zaki Mustafa Taroush, 24;
  2. His two brothers Ismail Zaki Tartoush,23;
  3. Abedel Latif  Zaki Tartoush,22;
  4. Fahd Ziyad Hasan Baker, 40;
  5. His son Ziyad,22;
  6. Rami Izzat Sa’eed Baker, 38;
  7. Bayan Khamis Subhi Baker, 21;
  8. Eid Mohsen Eid Baker, 26;
  9. Fadi Hisham Eid Dibo, 24; and
  10. Ahmed Abedel  Rahaman Zaqout.

Israeli forces forced the fishermen to take off their clothes and swim toward one of the Israeli gunboats where they were detained. The Israeli forces took the fishermen to unknown destination.