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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 05 September 2019. Palestinian workers try to repair a fishing boat which was returned by Israeli forces, at the Gaza seaport. in Gaza city.
STORYLINE - Israeli occupation authorities announced in 2019 that they will be returning 20 fishing boats to the besieged Gaza Strip. Fishing boats were returned through the Kerem Shalom (Karm Abu Salem) crossing.
The coordinator of the Palestinian Fishermen’s Syndicate of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in Gaza Zakaria Bakr said the boats was returned upon the orders of an Israeli occupation court issued in May. The court decision called for 65 boats which had been confiscated by occupation forces to be returned to Gaza. Bakr added that the boats are being returned by land and not sea because they are no longer suitable for navigation, require and restoration, adding to the financial burdens which their owners are having to bear. The decision to return 65 boats follows a petition submitted by human rights groups Gisha, Adalah and Mezan to the Israeli Supreme Court.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 05 September 2019. Palestinian workers try to repair a fishing boat which was returned by Israeli forces, at the Gaza seaport. in Gaza city. STORYLINE - Israeli occupation authorities announced in 2019 that they will be returning 20 fishing boats to the besieged Gaza Strip. Fishing boats were returned through the Kerem Shalom (Karm Abu Salem) crossing. The coordinator of the Palestinian Fishermen’s Syndicate of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in Gaza Zakaria Bakr said the boats was returned upon the orders of an Israeli occupation court issued in May. The court decision called for 65 boats which had been confiscated by occupation forces to be returned to Gaza. Bakr added that the boats are being returned by land and not sea because they are no longer suitable for navigation, require and restoration, adding to the financial burdens which their owners are having to bear. The decision to return 65 boats follows a petition submitted by human rights groups Gisha, Adalah and Mezan to the Israeli Supreme Court. Footage by Ashraf Amra / APAwire
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