Israel eases restrictions on Gaza fishermen: official

Palestinian fishermen go fishing on their boat at the seaport of Gaza city on April 1, 2019. The Israeli authorities informed the Palestinian side that it decided to ease the Israeli security restrictions imposed on fishermen off the Gaza Strip coast starting from Monday, a senior official announced on Sunday. Nizzar Ayyash, chairman of the Gaza Fishermen Association, told Xinhua that his association was informed that fishermen in the Gaza Strip can go fishing starting from Monday after being banned for one week. (Xinhua/Stringer)