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<h1 class="title">Palestinian boats attempt to break Gaza siege,
Israeli navy opens fire</h1>
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<div class="stamp">Sept. 11, 2018 - <font size="-2"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=781032">http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=781032</a></font><br>
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<font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">GAZA CITY
(Ma'an) -- Israeli naval forces opened fire at dozens of
Palestinian boats protesting at the northern besieged Gaza Strip
seaport, on Monday, in an attempt to break the 12-year-long
Israeli blockade.<br>
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11pt;">Protesters sailed 55 boats off the coast of the Gaza
Strip; the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said that 49
Palestinians were injured, 10 of whom were hospitalized.</span></font><font
face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Boats were then
forced to head back to shore.<br>
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</span></font><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:
11pt;">A Ma'an reporter said that protesters at the beach set
fire to tires near the northern security fence border with
Israel.</span></font><font face="Helvetica"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">Israeli forces also fired tear-gas
bombs at protesters.<br>
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<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.6667px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As part of Israel's
blockade of the coastal enclave since 2007, the Israeli army,
citing security concerns, requires Palestinian fishermen in the
Gaza Strip to work within a limited "designated fishing zone,"
the exact limits of which are decided by the Israeli authorities
and have historically fluctuated.<br>
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<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.6667px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Many attempts have been
made throughout the years to draw the public's attention to and
break the on-going siege of the Gaza Strip whether via ships
attempting to sail into Gaza or ships attempting to sail from
Gaza.</span></div>
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