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Authorities probing whether fires in south sparked by Gaza balloons
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA pair of fires break out near Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel, with Hebrew media reporting the blazes were apparently sparked by incendiary balloons launched from the Gaza Strip.
The Eskhol Regional Council says the small fires are under control and that their source is being probed.
Unidentified security sources are quoted saying by the Kan public broadcaster that the fires were caused by incendiary balloons from Gaza.
Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Strip have frequently flown balloons carrying incendiary devices and explosives into Israel in the past couple of years, though there have been few reports of launches amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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