A Palestinian fisherman was critically injured on Wednesday after Israeli warships fired several shells toward the coast near Gaza City, a union official said, according to Ma'an News Agency.
Nizar Ayyash, head of the Gaza fishermen's union, told reporters that fisherman Fakher Nizar Abu Riyaleh, 32, was critically injured in the head by shrapnel from Israeli shells.
Abu Riyaleh was taken to al-Shifa hospital for treatment.