The Italian navy rescued 326 Palestinian and Syrian refugees were on a fishing boat, that was launched from Zowara city in Libya on Thursday 15th of January 2015, before being dragged in the middle of the sea. Meanwhile, a report for the ESA border protection “Frontex”, mentioned that the number of illegal immigration boats, that was anchored at the Italian shores coming from Libya, has increased last year in a percentage of 277% compared to2013.
Italian Navy Rescues Hundreds of Palestinian and Syrian Immigrants.