Explosive balloons launched from Gaza amid riots along border - report

This is the first reporting of incendiary balloons sent from the Strip since March.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Updated: APRIL 27, 2021 10:03
Masked Palestinian members of the Al-Nasser Brigades prepare a flammable object to be flown toward Israel, near the Israel-Gaza border, east of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on September 28, 2020. (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
Masked Palestinian members of the Al-Nasser Brigades prepare a flammable object to be flown toward Israel, near the Israel-Gaza border, east of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on September 28, 2020.
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
Explosive balloons were sent from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory late Monday night, according to a Telegram channel reportedly associated with the Palestinian balloon units in Gaza.

Additionally, about 200 protesters gathered along the border fence in Gaza. The IDF tried to disperse the crowds, Army Radio reported. 
According to the report, in an area located further south in the Strip, two suspects were caught after they crossed the border. 
The last time explosive balloons were launched into Israel was in March, when incendiary kites and balloons were found in southern Israel near the border. 
At the time, the news of the balloons came after a hiatus of a few months. The incendiary launches had mostly stopped since a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hamas back in August. 
Tzvi Joffre contributed to this report. 


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