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Monday, July 23, 2018
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Monday, July 23, 2018
IDF fires at Gazans flying incendiary balloons into Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn IDF drone fires at a group of Gazans flying incendiary balloons into southern Israel from the northern Strip, according to Palestinian media.
The Israeli military confirms that one of its aircraft targeted a “terror cell” launching arson devices in northern Gaza.
According to the Hamas-linked Shehab news outlet, the group was operating in an area near the border, east of the city of Jabaliya.
There are no injuries immediately reported.
The airstrike comes amid a period of heightened tensions in the coastal enclave, as Israel demands an end to the arson attacks and has threatened a large military operation if this does not happen.
— Judah Ari Gross
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