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IDF: Navy vessel fires warning shots at Palestinian boats violating Gaza blockade
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An Israeli navy ship patrols the coast, as seen from Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on October 10, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
An Israeli Navy vessel fired warning shots at several Palestinian boats that “violated the naval blockade and posed a threat” to troops off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip earlier today, the IDF says.
The Gazan vessels turned around after the warning shots were fired, the military says, and there are no reports of injuries in the incident.
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