Israeli suspected of trying to smuggle thousands of balloons into Gaza

An Israeli citizen is suspected of trying to smuggle hundreds of thousands of balloons into the Gaza Strip, the Tax Authority says.

According to its statement, 50-year-old David Cohen used his citizenship to skirt security checks at the Ashdod port on the import of the balloons to Hebron where the container was slated to be transferred to Gaza.

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