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2 Gazans injured by Israeli fire in blockaded Gaza Strip

Anadolu Agency MIDDLE EAST
Published September 02,2021
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Two Palestinians, including one fisherman, were wounded by Israeli army fire in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip, according to a local official.

Nizar Ayyash, the head of the Palestinian Fishermen's Syndicate in Gaza, said the Israeli navy opened fire on a fishing boat, injuring a fisherman in the foot.

Ayyash said the fisherman was transferred to a hospital north of the Gaza Strip for treatment. Details of his health condition are not yet clear.

In another incident, a young man was shot in the foot by Israeli forces near a security fence in eastern Gaza, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter.

There was no comment from the Israeli army.