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Arson balloons from Gaza spark two fires in southern Israel
[IsraelTimes] Incendiary balloons from Gazoo sparked two fires in southern Israel on Sunday, firefighters said.One blaze erupted near Kibbutz Or Haner while the second spread in the Be’eri forest. Both fires were extinguished by the fire brigade. On Saturday night, more than 200 Israelis from communities along the Gazoo border converged on Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square, calling on the government to act to ensure their security after months marred by rocket fire that has seen them scrambling toward shelters on a regular basis. Saturday’s rally came amid reported intensifying negotiations for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", in Gazoo. A day earlier, a senior Hamas official said that negotiations for a long-term ceasefire deal were in "the final stretch." While no rockets have been launched at Israel in over a week as talks have progressed, residents of the coastal enclave have continued to release incendiary balloons at bordering Israeli towns nearly every day. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-08-20 |
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