Israeli Navy shoots at Gaza fishermen and international volunteers

1st September 2008, the first day of Ramadan, several volunteers with the Free Gaza Movement and the International Solidarity Movement accompanied a small fleet of seven fishing vessels from Gaza City port.

The fishermen exercised their right to fish in Gazan territorial waters, providing them with a livelihood and food for the besieged people of Gaza.

The fishing fleet reached approximately nine miles offshore and began trawling along the Gazan coast, well within international limits.