GAZA, Thursday, August 3, 2023 (WAFA) – A Palestinian fisherman was Thursday injured after he was shot by Israeli navy forces as he was sailing in the Gaza Sea, sources confirmed.

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      The victim was shot with rubber coated steel bullets, per the second article. It’s still a crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces.

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          Agreed. The blockade is a major humanitarian issue but I wonder why they omitted it.

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            Because when you’re peacefully fishing in your own territorial waters, whether you’re shot with a rubber coated steel bullet or shot with a beanbag is irrelevant. The crime is you’re being shot at by a foreign occupying force.

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              It’s actually not irrelevant. If they used live rounds then they’d be murdering someone, or attempting to, on top of the other issue.

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                Glad to know you’d be ok being shot with a rubber coated steel bullet. “Other issues” be damned, right?

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                  You’re really projecting hard here. It’s rather pathetic.

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                    Yeah, cause who cares if you’re being shot at all while meeting you’re business!