Explosive balloons launched again at Israel from Gaza Strip

Monday evening new explosive balloon launch recorded from Gaza Strip to Israel, local media reported The Jerusalem Post, which cites a Telegram messaging app channel associated with units intended to combat these weapons.

In addition, said the middle, about 200 protesters gathered on a stretch of the physical border that separates the territory of Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) seek to disperse the group. Two people were arrested further south after crossing the border.

Although this is the first report of attacks of this nature since March, it is part of an escalation of tensions in the region. In recent days, Israel has reported the fall of dozens of missiles launched from Hamas-controlled territory – albeit attributed to marginal militant groups – and which found the attack on various positions of the terrorist group as a response..

As of Friday, the number of registered rockets was 36. During the night, the Iron Dome missile defense system it intercepted six rockets, while the rest fell in open areas, the IDF said.

The IDF reported early on Saturday morning that its planes attacked underground infrastructure and Hamas rocket launchers in Gaza.

The Nidal al-Amoudi division of the Fatah-linked Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, claimed responsibility for the rockets and both claimed that its operations were carried out in response to the recent violence in Jerusalem.

However, the groups are unlikely to have fired rockets without Hamas’s consent, sources in Gaza said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security cabinet meeting on Saturday regarding the recent launches.

After the meeting, the prime minister said Israel was ready to face any security threat. The way Haaretz reported on Saturday that neither Islamic Jihad nor Hamas communicated to Egypt that “They do not wish to continue to intensify” hostilities with Jerusalem.

However, Five launches were recorded on Sunday evening, prompting the IDF to close the Gaza sea area on Monday “completely until further notice.”. “This decision was taken in response to continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory overnight,” Cogat said in a statement.

The increase in launches is part of a series of violent episodes recorded in Jerusalem. These are the biggest clashes in years in the holy city between far-right Jews, Palestinians and security forces.

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