Gaza fisherman who collided with Israeli ship declared dead
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The family of a Palestinian fisherman who disappeared after colliding with an Israeli navy ship off the Gaza coast has declared him dead.
Hundreds held a symbolic funeral Saturday for 33-year-old Mohammed Al-Hissi at a Gaza fishing harbor following three days of searches failed to locate a body.
His uncle, Nidal Al-Hissi, said a navy vessel hit Al-Hissi's boat, splitting it in half and turning him upside down.
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Israel typically allows Gaza's fishermen to sail across six nautical miles and sometimes extends the zone to nine.
The Israeli military says it was escorting a separate vessel that had deviated from the zone when it accidentally collided with the fisherman on a stormy day. It says forces helped search the area for the missing fisherman and were further investigating the incident.