Palestinian fisherman reported missing after Israeli navy attack

Searches were being conducted to find the fisherman.

Gazaian fishermen decided not to go fishing for two days in solidarity to their missing colleagues after an assault by Israeli navy [Mohammed Talatene/Anadolu]

Gazaian fishermen decided not to go fishing for two days in solidarity to their missing colleague after an assault by Israeli navy [Mohammed Talatene/Anadolu]

Gazaian fishermen decided not to go fishing for two days in solidarity to their missing colleague after an assault by Israeli navy [File photo Mohammed Talatene/Anadolu]

Gazaian fishermen decided not to go fishing for two days in solidarity to their missing colleague after an assault by Israeli navy [Mohammed Talatene/Anadolu]

A Palestinian fisherman was reported missing after an attack by Israeli naval forces off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip yesterday night.

According to a report by Ma’an, the head of the Gaza fishermen’s union, Nizar Ayyash, said an Israeli navy ship attacked and sunk a boat belonging to Muhammad Al-Hissi at 22:30 last night, and that Al-Hissi went missing shortly afterwards.

Ayyash said searches were being conducted to find the fisherman.

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said that the Israeli navy “fired live rounds at the boats, then flooded them with high-pressure water cannons.”

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