Mohammed Abu Don and Hani al-Shaer
02 September 2021•Update: 02 September 2021
GAZA CITY, Palestine
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.
*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat in Ankara
