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Sunday, June 16, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Arson balloons launched from Gaza spark 2 fires in Israel — officials
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Fire and Rescue Service says two fires were sparked in southern Israel earlier today by balloon-borne arson devices launched from the Gaza Strip.
Firefighters extinguished the blazes in the Eshkol and Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Councils earlier this afternoon. Afterward, investigators were able to determine that the cause of the fires was arson balloons, according to a fire department spokesman.
שריפה פרצה בשטחי המועצה האיזורית שער הנגב, ועל פי החשד נגרמה מבלון תבערה. כוחות הכיבוי שבמקום השתלטו על האש@Itsik_zuarets pic.twitter.com/0HEYzJMftR
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) June 16, 2019
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