Israel announces it is limiting the entrance of helium into the Gaza Strip after Palestinians in the coastal enclave used the gas to fill incendiary balloons that were flown into southern Israel, sparking a number of large fires.
“The entrance of helium gas into the Gaza Strip will be limited in light of the use of it by terrorists to fill incendiary balloons,” says Israel’s military liaison to the Palestinians, Maj. Gen. Kamil Abu Rokon.
In a statement, Abu Rokon warns that Israel will cut off the supply of helium if the incendiary balloon attacks continued.
The gas is used for a number of medical purposes, notably for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, which use a liquid form of helium for cooling.
The liaison’s office, which is part of the Defense Ministry, does not immediately say how much helium will still be allowed into the Strip.
— Judah Ari Gross
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