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A fisherman checks the fish he managed to catch, on the beach of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, December 7, 2024. (Ruwaida Amer)
‘Anyone who goes near the water risks his life. But if we leave the sea, we die’
Little remains of Gaza’s fishing industry, devastated by the war and years of Israeli restrictions. Yet fishermen are still clinging on to their livelihood.
By Ruwaida Amer March 11, 2025
Soldiers and relatives mourn at the grave of Israeli Sergeant Banaya Rubel during his funeral on July 20, 2014 in Holon, Israel. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
I was IDF property for three years — today I’m traumatized
Every time I hear about another Druze who refuses to go to the army, I think about how he won’t have to suffer. He will avoid the trauma of becoming the human property of the IDF. By Fayez Abu Hayeh “Soldier, straighten up!” It was 2 a.m., I was lying on the ground, my backpack under me. The commander…
By +972 Magazine February 19, 2017
Young men stand beside an old ship in the Gaza port, Gaza Beach, 20.11.2013 (Basel Yazouri /Activestills.org)
Will Israelis ever hear about attacks on Gaza’s fishermen?
These incidents — in which the Israeli army infiltrates the Gaza Strip, shoots at fishermen, confiscates their boats and fires at farmers near the border zone — they are part of daily life in the besieged Gaza Strip. Hamas militants did not infiltrate the border between Israel and Gaza on Thursday morning. However, four Israeli…
By Haggai Matar March 20, 2015
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Pro-Palestinian activists aboard the SV Estelle catch sight of approaching Israeli Navy boats
EXCLUSIVE: Photos from the Gaza aid boat intercepted by the IDF
The following are exclusive photos taken on board the Estelle, as the ship was sailing toward the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break Israel’s siege on the coastal territory. The Israeli navy took over the ship before it reached its destination, and arrested some twenty activists, among them three Israeli citizens. Huge efforts were…
By +972 Magazine October 21, 2012
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