Israeli gunfire kills three Palestinian fishermen

[ 17/02/2011 - 07:39 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- Three Palestinian fishermen were gunned down by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) north of the Gaza Strip at dawn Thursday, medical sources reported.

Adham Abu Salmiya, the spokesman for medical services, said that the IOF troops opened fire at the three young men north of Beit Lahia killing them instantly.

He identified the three martyrs as Jihad Khalaf, 21, Ashraf Ektifan, 29, and Talat Al-Rawagh, 25.

Locals said that they heard the sound of intensified firing north of Beit Lahia during which Israeli choppers and gunboats indiscriminately shelled the area.

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