Two balloon-borne bombs from Gaza explode over Israeli community

Two explosive devices attached to clusters of balloons are launched from the Gaza Strip and detonate above a community in the southern Israeli Eshkol region, the local government says.

The blasts caused neither injury nor damage.

“There are no special safety instructions for residents besides showing increased awareness and reporting all suspicious objects,” an Eshkol spokesperson says in a statement.

Incendiary balloons are flown toward Israel during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops east of Gaza City, along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, on July 13, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)

After a brief lull, Palestinians in the Strip again began launching balloon-borne explosive devices into Israel in recent weeks. So far, no Israelis have been injured by the attacks, though damage was caused to a home in the Eshkol region last week.

— Judah Ari Gross

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