The Gaza fisherman who built his own reef - and was shot dead there by an Israeli gunboat

[fanger]

The underwater rock formations provide the best fishing grounds off Gaza, but they are just beyond the limit set by the Israelis for local boats. Tawfiq Abu Riyala dreamt up an ingenious plan to solve this problem; but it may have ended up costing him his life.

The 32-year-old fisherman had built up his own artificial rock with planks of wood, tyres, and bits of metal, seemingly well within the area in which he and his colleagues are allowed to operate. It was while he was adding to this pile that an Israeli gunboat opened fire, wounding him fatally.
The Gaza fisherman who built his own reef - and was shot dead there by an Israeli gunboat - Middle East - World - The Independent

The Palestinians say that it is systematic harassment, a weapon of economic warfare.

 

[Phoenall]

The underwater rock formations provide the best fishing grounds off Gaza, but they are just beyond the limit set by the Israelis for local boats. Tawfiq Abu Riyala dreamt up an ingenious plan to solve this problem; but it may have ended up costing him his life.

The 32-year-old fisherman had built up his own artificial rock with planks of wood, tyres, and bits of metal, seemingly well within the area in which he and his colleagues are allowed to operate. It was while he was adding to this pile that an Israeli gunboat opened fire, wounding him fatally.
The Gaza fisherman who built his own reef - and was shot dead there by an Israeli gunboat - Middle East - World - The Independent

The Palestinians say that it is systematic harassment, a weapon of economic warfare.

Once again you produce unsubstantiated tales of Israeli attacks that are from "Palestinian sources". How do you know he was not engaged in smuggling and when approached by the IDF turned and ran.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Hard to imagine how after firing countless rockets from Gaza into Israel, Israel'd have a problem with Gazans.

 

[fanger]

Kim Sengupta
Kim Sengupta is Defence Correspondent at The Independent.

 

[Daniyel]

Anyone care to explain how come that they keep trying to fish where they probably get shot, with no reason to fear starvation?

 

[Roadrunner]

The underwater rock formations provide the best fishing grounds off Gaza, but they are just beyond the limit set by the Israelis for local boats. Tawfiq Abu Riyala dreamt up an ingenious plan to solve this problem; but it may have ended up costing him his life.

The 32-year-old fisherman had built up his own artificial rock with planks of wood, tyres, and bits of metal, seemingly well within the area in which he and his colleagues are allowed to operate. It was while he was adding to this pile that an Israeli gunboat opened fire, wounding him fatally.
The Gaza fisherman who built his own reef - and was shot dead there by an Israeli gunboat - Middle East - World - The Independent

The Palestinians say that it is systematic harassment, a weapon of economic warfare.

WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE!!!!!!

 

[Roadrunner]

Hard to imagine how after firing countless rockets from Gaza into Israel, Israel'd have a problem with Gazans.

But D-4, they are only crude, primitive rockets.

Not like they are guided or anything!

Why do you hate the poor, oppressed Pals?

 

[fanger]

If you bothered to read the link, you would know
“I told him not to go that day, because the Israelis were doing a lot of shooting; but those boats had cost him $50,000 [£34,000] and he had to earn money to pay back the loan he had taken for them,” said his brother Mohammed, 29.

 

[Penelope]

Those Zionist someday need to get a taste of their own medicine, big shots with rifles are what they are. Fishing is a livelihood , and so are the olive trees, but the Zionist don't want the Pals to earn a living, they want to control them and depress them to no end. Vultures.

Maybe they did= smelled bad but ate it anyway.
250 paratroopers get food poisoning after Friday night meal
Soldiers in the 202nd Battalion were to spend the weekend on the Golan Heights • Some noticed that the chicken served for dinner smelled bad • Medics treat affected troops • IDF investigating cause of food poisoning, exercise might be called off.

 

[Phoenall]

Kim Sengupta
Kim Sengupta is Defence Correspondent at The Independent.

And her report contains the immortal pallywood words According to Palestinian sources

 

[Phoenall]

Hard to imagine how after firing countless rockets from Gaza into Israel, Israel'd have a problem with Gazans.

But D-4, they are only crude, primitive rockets.

Not like they are guided or anything!

Why do you hate the poor, oppressed Pals?

Which makes them illegal weapons under the Geneva conventions and the UN charter

 

[Phoenall]

If you bothered to read the link, you would know
“I told him not to go that day, because the Israelis were doing a lot of shooting; but those boats had cost him $50,000 [£34,000] and he had to earn money to pay back the loan he had taken for them,” said his brother Mohammed, 29.

That was not Israel's problem, but it is his families problem. And he could have not bought the boats and been alive..........

 

[Phoenall]

Those Zionist someday need to get a taste of their own medicine, big shots with rifles are what they are. Fishing is a livelihood , and so are the olive trees, but the Zionist don't want the Pals to earn a living, they want to control them and depress them to no end. Vultures.

Maybe they did= smelled bad but ate it anyway.
250 paratroopers get food poisoning after Friday night meal
Soldiers in the 202nd Battalion were to spend the weekend on the Golan Heights • Some noticed that the chicken served for dinner smelled bad • Medics treat affected troops • IDF investigating cause of food poisoning, exercise might be called off.

Someday the arab muslims will realise that if they keep on attacking Israel one day they will be living in ruins. Then they might stop attacking Israel.

 

[fanger]

Someday the arab muslims will realise that if they keep on attacking Israel one day they will be living in ruins. Then they might stop attacking Israel.

This guy was fishing or do you class that as an attack on israel?

 

[Phoenall]

Someday the arab muslims will realise that if they keep on attacking Israel one day they will be living in ruins. Then they might stop attacking Israel.

This guy was fishing or do you class that as an attack on israel?

EVIDENCE that is irrefutable, and not some "Palestinian source"

 

[ogibillm]

Someday the arab muslims will realise that if they keep on attacking Israel one day they will be living in ruins. Then they might stop attacking Israel.

This guy was fishing or do you class that as an attack on israel?

EVIDENCE that is irrefutable, and not some "Palestinian source"

Fairly sure you don't care about evidence. If the idf came out and verified the story wouldn't you just wait for the "real" truth to come out?

 

[Penelope]

Anyone care to explain how come that they keep trying to fish where they probably get shot, with no reason to fear starvation?

why do you shoot fishermen and who are you to tell them where they can fish.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Anyone care to explain how come that they keep trying to fish where they probably get shot, with no reason to fear starvation?

why do you shoot fishermen and who are you to tell them where they can fish.

I thought Israel agreed to a ceasefire.

 

[Phoenall]

Someday the arab muslims will realise that if they keep on attacking Israel one day they will be living in ruins. Then they might stop attacking Israel.

This guy was fishing or do you class that as an attack on israel?

EVIDENCE that is irrefutable, and not some "Palestinian source"

Fairly sure you don't care about evidence. If the idf came out and verified the story wouldn't you just wait for the "real" truth to come out?

No I would accept the IDF account after they had verified the account. That is how it works

 

[Phoenall]

Anyone care to explain how come that they keep trying to fish where they probably get shot, with no reason to fear starvation?

why do you shoot fishermen and who are you to tell them where they can fish.

For the same reason that the USA, UK and many other nations fire on " fishermen" who are in reality smugglers and gun runners. If they stray into Israeli waters they can be shot at as invaders, and that is reason enough to tell them where they can fish