Fishing

Massachusetts Institute develops robot for fishing

Washington - Rola Eissa

A group of engineers in Massachusetts Institute have developed a robot that can swim, produced from jelly-like material and can capture live fish using claws. You may not have the speed or sufficient dexterity in the use of hook, but the robot that was designed with funding from the US Army and is made of gel can give hunters someRead more

Israeli forces open fire at Palestinian fishermen central Gaza

Ramallah - Arab Today

Israeli gunboats opened fire on Friday at Palestinian boats off the Gaza Strip shores. While no injures were reported, Palestinian boats were forced to sail back to the shore. The fishing was disturbed by the attack, according to Palestinian news agency Wafaa. Source: MENARead more

Death of 3 Gaza children raises power debate

Gaza - Arab Today

Nida’a returned home exhausted from a fishing trip with her kids Yousra, Rahaf, and Naser, and started preparing supper for the toddlers, when their candlelit-house caught fire in the Israeli besieged Gaza Strip, leading to the kids’ death. The three brothers aged five, three and one, burned to death on Friday night after their home in the al-Shati refugee campRead more

Israeli Navy Sinks Palestinian Fishing Boats in Southern Gaza

Gaza - Arab Today

Israeli navy boats fired several shells and live rounds on a number of Palestinian fishing boats near the Rafah shore at dawn Saturday, causing one boat to sink. Eyewitnesses said the navy ships fired several shells at the fishing boats, close to the shore in Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, directly hitting one boat, causing itRead more

Israeli Gunboats Open Fire at Gaza Coast

Gaza - Arab Today

Israeli naval forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing off Al-Sudaniyah shore in the northern Gaza Strip with no injuries reported, locals said. Israeli gunboats almost daily target Palestinian beaches in Gaza Strip and consistently fire at fishing boats at the pretext of preventing them from fishing at more than three nautical miles. Source: QNARead more