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Incendiary balloon
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IDF strikes terror cell launching incendiary balloons

No injuries reported in incident that comes day after Israeli jets attack another cell in northern Gaza; IAF attacks take place hours after IDF launches David's Sling interceptor at Syrian missile.

An IDF aircraft struck Monday afternoon a cell of terrorists launching incendiary balloons from northern Gaza into Israel. There were no casualties reported.

 

 

A similar incident occurred yesterday when another IDF fighter jet attacked a cell launching flammable balloons from Gaza.

 

On Saturday, the IDF attacked a Hamas position in the northern Gaza Strip. The IDF Spokesperson's said that the attack was a response to the infiltration of several Palestinians suspects who crossed the border fence. It was reported that the suspects had returned to the Gaza Strip.

 

After a situation assessment in the Kerem Shalom border crossing Sunday morning, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman addressed the Palestinians on Sunday, and said the key to opening the border to transfers of goods is the continued quiet in the region.

 

Incendiary Balloon (Photo: AFP)
Incendiary Balloon (Photo: AFP)

 

Lieberman said that Saturday was the area's most quiet day since March 30th, and stressed Hamas's responsibility for recent events, and conditioned the opening of the crossing on "zero incendiary balloons, zero friction on the fence, zero rockets."

 

"We have completed a situation assessment regarding the passage of goods in Kerem Shalom, and the residents of Gaza must understand that as long as incendiary balloons keep landing on our side and causing fires, on both sides of the fence, life will not go back to normal," the defense minister explained.

 

"My message to the residents of Gaza is — take responsibility, the key, among others, is pressure. You, Gaza residents, will put pressure on teh Hamas leadership. If Saturday's quiet continues, then life will return to normal the day after tomorrow. But the key is quiet, calm, zero incendiary balloons, zero friction of the fence, zero rockets, or god forbid, shootings. Let's hope the next couple of days will be calm," Lieberman asserted.

 

Hamas announced early Saturday it had agreed to a ceasefire with Israel, after another round of hostilities Friday, during which Palestinian snipers killed an IDF soldiers and Israel responded with extensive strikes across the Gaza Strip.

 

"Hamas has taken a hard pounding Friday evening, which led it to ask for to a truce with Israel, while committing to halt the fire terrorism and the Gaza border violence," a senior official said.

 

"The actions on the ground would determine what happens next. If Hamas breaks (the ceasefire), it would pay even a more severe price," the official warned.

 


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