Israel expands Gaza fishing zone after demonstrations

Along with several other humanitarian gestures, Israel announced it would expand the offshore fishing zone by 15 nautical miles.
This picture taken on April 26, 2021, shows a view of fishing boats moored at the fishing port of Gaza City.
This picture taken on April 26, 2021, shows a view of fishing boats moored at the fishing port of Gaza City. Israel announced on April 26 that it closed the fishing zone in the already-blockaded Gaza Strip preventing fishermen from going out to sea after repeated rocket attacks on the Jewish side. - MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images
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Israel on Wednesday said it would expand the fishing zone off the Gaza Strip coast following a wave of Palestinian protests against Israel's restrictions on the impoverished enclave.

The Office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the Israeli defense body that handles civilian affairs in the Palestinian Territories, announced the expansion along with a series of other goodwill gestures on Wednesday.

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