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Israeli navy opens fire at Palestinian fisherman in Gaza (english.wafa.ps)

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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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[+] flossdaily -22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

... according to WAFA? Never heard of them, and their website looks like something from 20 years ago.

I'd take this with a grain of salt.

[–] SulaymanF 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wafa is a well known Palestinian news organization and I’ve been following their news reports for decades.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

WAFA is probably older than you.

Pursuant to the decision adopted by the Palestinian National Council in its extraordinary session, held in Cairo in April 1972, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee issued a decision establishing the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) on June 5, 1972. WAFA was established as an independent body that was structurally, politically and administratively linked to the PLO Executive Committee with a mandate to confront the dominant Israeli propaganda at the time and serve as an independent platform to report events from the official Palestinian perspective without being subject to any trusteeship (guardianship) or subordination.

https://english.wafa.ps/Home/AboutUs