Gaza: Israel's Navy Shoots and Injures Unarmed Palestinian Fisherman

Israeli Defense Force tank fire leaves another worker injured.

A different Gaza fishing boat attacked by the Israeli naval forces – file photo 2009

(GAZA STRIP) - A Palestinian fisherman sustained wounds by Israeli naval forces Thursday near the northern Gaza Strip shoreline.

Israeli naval forces opened heavy fire at fishing boats off the northern shoreline. The attack left one man injured and damaged a number of boats, local sources reported.

Medical sources said the fisherman was moved to a hospital in the nearby Beit Lahyia town after sustaining moderate wounds.

Later today Israeli troops stationed at the southern Gaza Strip borders with Israel opened fire at Palestinian workers, injuring one of them.

Naji Abu Rayda, aged 32, sustained critical wounds to his back when troops opened fire from their tanks at a group of workers near the border, witnesses told local media.

Source: International Middle East Media Center Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies