Israeli gunboats shot and injured three Palestinian fishermen off the coat of the southern Gaza Strip late Sunday, witnesses told Ma'an.
The witnesses said Israeli forces shot at the boat until it took fire, and that fishermen in a nearby boat managed to pull the injured aboard and escape under heavy fire.
The injured fishermen were taken to Abu Yusuf al-Najjar hospital in Rafah.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an she would look into the incident.
The Aug. 26 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant groups stipulated that Israel would immediately expand the fishing zone off Gaza's coast, allowing fishermen to sail as far as six nautical miles from shore, and would continue to expand the area gradually. more
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