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Gaza incendiary balloons spark 6 fires in southern Israel today

5 August 2018, 7:01 pm
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Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in the Kissufim Forest in southern Israel that was sparked by an incendiary balloon flown over the border from the Gaza Strip.

A Israeli Fire and Rescue Services spokesman says that throughout the day, firefighters have responded to six fires in southern Israel that were sparked by the balloons.

Earlier, the IDF said it fired on Gazan operatives launching the balloons into Israel, as well as at a vehicle used by a second cell.

The Hamas-run Health Ministry said four people were injured in the Israeli strike.

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