Gaza, February 14, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli naval forces kidnapped on Sunday morning four Palestinian fishermen off the coast of northern Gaza while they were fishing, and then abducted them to an unknown destination.
Nizar Ayash, a Palestinian fishermen unionist, said the four arrested fishermen are from the Al-Sultan family: Awad Ghalib, 22; Fadel Jamal, 19; Sheriff Mohamed, 29; and Samih, 25.
In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture said that at 6 a.m., Israeli gunboats attacked the two Palestinian boats one mile from the north shore of the Gaza Strip.
The ministry held Israel responsible for the four men's lives and the suffering of Palestinian fishermen in general. It demanded the immediate release of the men, and called upon international organizations to take serious actions to protect Palestinian fishermen from the oppression of the occupation.
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