Israeli attacks on fishermen’s boats continue in the Gaza Sea, in light of repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement, exacerbating the suffering of thousands of fishermen who lost their livelihood. The occupation forces continued to shoot at small boats and on the shores of the Gaza Strip, and prevented fishermen from going out to the sea, adding that about 4,000 fishermen were affected by these ongoing attacks. Hundreds of boats flooded by the occupation, with only traces left, in a scene that reflects the size of the losses inflicted on the fishing sector. The fishermen’s committees official, Zakaria Bakr, says that the violations against the fishermen continue on a daily basis, and include direct shootings and flooding of boats, which leads to martyrs and injuries. He adds that the occupation seeks to prevent fishermen from entering the sea through persecution, shelling and firing of shells, pointing out that the Palestinian fisherman has become between the option of a complete prevention or risk of his life at sea. In a comparison between the pre-war and the current situation, Bakr explains that the fishing sector included about 1,000 engines, including 96 large boats, along with more than 5,000 fishermen, while fishermen reliant today on primitive means, such as small boats, cork boards, and even doors. Refrigerators that are used as buoyancy for hunting.
