(VOVworld) – The Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz reported on Sunday that Israel has partially lifted its fishing ban in Gaza to allow fishing within three nautical miles off Gaza’s shores.

Fishing in Gaza Strip (Photo: Nytimes.com)

The paper quoted an Israeli official as saying that the move was a goodwill gesture for reaching a deal which would end Israel's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza which was launched July 8.The Israeli Navy has been restricting fishing by Gaza fishermen in the Mediterranean Sea, citing possible security alarms about attempts to deliver weapons by sea.

A fish market in the Gaza Strip (Photo: EPA)

The truce between Israel and Hamas is set to expire at midnight on Monday after being enforced for 5 days. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators on Sunday conducted negotiations in Cairo before the expiration of the ceasefire towards ending the one-month bloody conflict in the Gaza. But both sides have shown no sign of concession.