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Thursday, May 17, 2018
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Thursday, May 17, 2018
IDF repeats warnings to crop dusters not to fly close to Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF on Wednesday night barred Israeli crop dusting planes from flying near the Gaza border out of fear that they could be hit by gunfire from the territory.
Machine gun fire from Gaza struck homes in the Israeli city of Sderot Wednesday.
In a letter sent to area residents, Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority said the Air Force would not allow crop sprayers within six kilometers (3.5 miles) of the border.
On Thursday afternoon the army relaxed its ban and allowed planes to go within 1.5 kilometers of the border.
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