Palestinian fishermen
Israel’s illegal occupation and blockade of Gaza, 15 years on
Since 2007, Israel has cemented a blockade of Gaza in an act of illegal collective punishment. The blockade and accompanying military offensives have killed thousands of Palestinians, and devastated social and economic life in the enclave.
Israeli navy attacks Gaza fishermen at sea without provocation
The attack took place despite the fact that the Palestinians were fishing in a permitted fishing zone off the coast of Khan Younis in the south of the blockaded Gaza strip