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On March 25 at 9:30AM, IDF gunboats fired on Palestinian boats about 800 meters off Gaza's northern coast near Beit Lahia. Hazen Ahmed Juma'a al-Qur'an was wounded by shrapnel in his head, his boat heavily damaged; when treated at Kamal 'Edwan Hospital, his condition was described as "moderate to serious."
A nearby fisherman, Jamil al-Aqra'a, described what he saw, saying:
"The gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats directly. Al-Qur'an, who was on his boat with another two fishermen, was wounded in the head as a result. They left their fishing nets in the water and rushed to rescue him."
On April 21, IDF gunboats fired at Gazan fishermen off the Rafah coast. Yousel Husam al-Habbash, 15 years old, was wounded in his right hand. In three other attacks, the Israeli navy arrested 11 fishermen. In four others, fishing boats were confiscated. In two more, the IDF destroyed fishing tools and equipment at sea. In all cases, Gazans were fishing in their own waters. Israeli forces entered them illegally and opened fire, a clear crime against humanity against defenseless civilians, Israel's specialty.
Earlier on January 7, Haaretz Service reported that "Israel struck Gaza for the second time in 24 hours," saying:
"The Israeli Defense Forces launched a series of air strikes overnight....after a Qassam rocket fired from the Strip hit southern Israel" harming no one nor causing damage. Medics said three Palestinians were killed, including a 15-year old boy. Two others were wounded, and several others were feared trapped inside building ruins.
During the same week, various attacks killed three Palestinians, including one child, and wounded several others. Five air strikes caused no casualties, but during the same period, Israeli tanks entered Gaza, destroying farmland. On January 15, IDF tanks and artillery fire attacked civilian targets near Beit Hanoun. Homes were destroyed, but no injuries were reported.
In early May, Israeli snipers killed one Palestinian, wounding two women and a teenager in Gaza. Collaborating Egyptian forces sprayed disbursal gas into a tunnel, killing four Palestinians and injuring six others. In late April, other tunnel workers were targeted by the Egyptians and killed, six others at the same time injured.
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