26/09/2020
Egyptian naval forces open fire at Palestinian fishing boat, kill two
Egyptian naval forces have opened fire on three Palestinian fishermen south of the besieged Gaza Strip, killing two and wounding and arresting another after they allegedly crossed into Egyptian territorial waters. According to Nizar Ayyash, the secretary of the Gaza fishermen's syndicate, the Egyptian Navy followed the fishermen?s boat and opened fire on them after they allegedly crossed into the Egyptian waters on Friday. Ayyash added that the three fishermen were brothers and residents of Deir al-Balah, a city in central Gaza. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement strongly condemned the brutal move by the Egyptian coast guard and called for the immediate release of the detained fisherman....
