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Israel detains four Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coast

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian fishermen riding on a boat make their way back after Israel restricted Palestinian fishing zone in response to Palestinian rockets, at the seaport of Gaza City April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

Israel briefly detained four Palestinian fishermen off the Mediterranean coast of Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.

The Israeli military said it apprehended four suspects after two Palestinian vessels strayed from the designated fishing zone in the northern Gaza Strip, "violating security restrictions". The navy fired at the boats when they failed to respond to instructions to halt, it added.

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