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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, June 23, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Gaza arson balloons spark 6 fires in southern Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSix fires broke out in southern Israel today, sparked by incendiary balloons launched over the border from the Gaza Strip, according to Israel’s fire and rescue services.
A fire department statement says the blazes were sparked in the Shaar Hanegev, Sdot Negev and Eshkol regional councils.
שריפה נוספת פרצה לפני זמן קצר בנחל הבשור. חשד שהגורם הוא בלון תבערה. כוחות כיבוי פועלים בשטח@Itsik_zuarets
(צילום: רפאל חיון, בטחון שדה) pic.twitter.com/zliDyBzKOn— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) June 23, 2019
Firefighters with the assistance of the KKL Jewish National Fund volunteers managed to put out all the fires by this evening.
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