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Sunday, August 11, 2019
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Sunday, August 11, 2019
Incendiary balloon from Gaza sparks fire in southern Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA balloon-borne incendiary device launched from the Gaza Strip has sparked a fire in southern Israel amid rising tensions along the border, the local fire department says.
The blaze in the Sha’ar Hanegev region was quickly extinguished and did not spread, a spokesperson for the fire department says.
“An investigator from the Ashkelon Station of the Fire and Rescue Services determined that the fire was caused by an incendiary balloon,” the spokesman says.
— Judah Ari Gross
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