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IDF aircraft fires at Gazans as Hamas said to meet on battle plans, firefighters battle 9 fires
[IsraelTimes] Two reported injured after strike on balloon launchers; terror group warns it can inflict 'intolerable' damage on Israel, according to Hebrew-language reportThe Israeli military fired at a group of Gazooks launching flaming balloons into southern Israel on Tuesday, as Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, reportedly prepared for a possible military confrontation should ceasefire talks fail. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed in a statement that an aircraft fired at the group in the northern Gazoo Strip. Two Paleostinians were maimed in the strike, which took place near the border fence with Israel east of Gazoo City, the Hamas-linked Paleostinian Information Center reported. The  occurred amid reports that Israel and Hamas could be nearing a truce that would see a halt in the cross-border attacks and the reopening of Gazoo’s sole cargo terminal with Israel.Highlighting skepticism over a long-term ceasefire, Hamas’s politicianship met on Monday with brass hats in its military to discuss its preparedness for battle with Israel, according to a report in Israeli news site Ynet. The meeting came a day after Israeli political and military brass huddled for several hours, but did not release any concrete decisions. Following the meeting, a statement from the cabinet said "the IDF is prepared for any scenario." It gave no indication if any decision on the truce had been made. Paleostinian sources told Ynet that the Hamas meeting took place in response to the Israeli statement and that Hamas leaders warned they could inflict casualties that the Israeli public and government would not be able to tolerate. A senior Hamas source in Gazoo said he was unaware of the meeting. Firefighters battle nine blazes caused by incendiary kites from Gaza [IsraelTimes] Since this morning, firefighters have worked to extinguish nine blazes caused by incendiary balloons in Israeli communities along the Gazoo Strip, a front man for the Israeli Fire and Rescue Services says. The forces have managed to gain control of every fire, but are still working to completely extinguish a number of them. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-08-07 |
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