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Israel reopens Gaza fishing zone closed over rocket fire

Israel shut civilian access to the fishing zone after several nights of rocket attacks.

Shored Gaza fishing boats
Palestinian boys walk with bicycles past shored fishing boats at the seaport of Gaza City on April 26, 2021. Israel announced April 26 that it had closed the fishing zone in the already-blockaded Gaza Strip, preventing fishermen from going out to sea after repeated rocket attacks on the Jewish state. — MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images

Israel reopened a fishing zone off the coast of the Gaza Strip, days after closing it in response to repeated rocket fire blamed on Hamas. 

A statement Thursday from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which is Israel's military liaison to the Palestinians, said the zone would be reopened to its normal 15 nautical miles. 

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