2 Gazans injured by Israeli fire

By Mohammed Abu Don and Hani al-Shaer

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - Two Palestinians, including one fisherman, were wounded by Israeli army fire in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip, according to a local official.

Nizar Ayyash, the head of the Palestinian Fishermen's Syndicate in Gaza, said the Israeli navy opened fire on a fishing boat, injuring a fisherman in the foot.

Ayyash said the fisherman was transferred to a hospital north of the Gaza Strip for treatment. Details of his health condition are not yet clear.

In another incident, a young man was shot in the foot by Israeli forces near a security fence in eastern Gaza, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter.

There was no comment from the Israeli army.

*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat in Ankara