Published yesterday (updated) 17/12/2010 21:43
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- A Palestinian boy died Friday afternoon after Israeli gunboats opened fire on his fishing boat and flipped it over off the coast of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Gaza medical services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said 15-year-old Ziad Samir Al-Bardawil died after being treated for his injuries at the Abu Yousef An-Najjar Hospital.
Israel's military could not immediately be reached for comment.
Maan News Agency: Gaza teen dead after Israel fires on fishing boat