On Saturday, the Israel Navy fired on Palestinian fishing boats in the northern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian news agency, Maan, reported no casualties.

This marked the second Israeli operation against Palestinian vessels in as many days. On July 4, the sources said, Israel Navy attack craft fired shells at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip near the Egyptian border. Several fishing boats were said to have been damaged.

The Hamas regime said the Israeli fire marked a violation of the ceasefire that began on June 9. Over the last two weeks, Palestinian militias have been firing missiles and mortars into Israel on a nearly daily basis.

Israel has complained to Egypt of a resurgence of weapons smuggling to the Gaza Strip via the Mediterranean. On Saturday, Egyptian police discovered three weapons tunnels that spanned the divided city of Rafah.

Egyptian police were also reported to have found a weapons and explosives cache near El Arish, the capital of the northern Sinai governorate. The cache was said to have included TNT as well as nine rifles.

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