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Gaza Strip/Tel Aviv
Israel on Wednesday restricted the permitted fishing zone off the Palestinian territory in response to incendiary balloons being launched into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip in recent days, burning swathes of land.
The zone has been reduced from 15 nautical miles (about 28 kilometres) to eight nautical miles (about 15 kilometres) until further notice, the responsible Cogat authority said.
Defence Minister Benny Gantz said the step was taken “in the face of ongoing terrorist activities from the Gaza Strip against Israeli citizens in recent days,” the statement said.
The Islamist Hamas, which dominates the Gaza Strip, has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Israeli broadcasters reported on Wednesday evening that the balloons sent from the Gaza Strip had caused 24 fires in the border area during the day.
The Israeli army said its fighter jets struck a number of Hamas targets early on Wednesday morning, in response to the balloon attacks.
A military compound, underground infrastructures and observation posts belonging to the radical Islamist Hamas movement that rules Gaza were struck, according to the army.
Gaza Strip/Tel Aviv
Israel on Wednesday restricted the permitted fishing zone off the Palestinian territory in response to incendiary balloons being launched into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip in recent days, burning swathes of land.
The zone has been reduced from 15 nautical miles (about 28 kilometres) to eight nautical miles (about 15 kilometres) until further notice, the responsible Cogat authority said.
Defence Minister Benny Gantz said the step was taken “in the face of ongoing terrorist activities from the Gaza Strip against Israeli citizens in recent days,” the statement said.
The Islamist Hamas, which dominates the Gaza Strip, has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Israeli broadcasters reported on Wednesday evening that the balloons sent from the Gaza Strip had caused 24 fires in the border area during the day.
The Israeli army said its fighter jets struck a number of Hamas targets early on Wednesday morning, in response to the balloon attacks.
A military compound, underground infrastructures and observation posts belonging to the radical Islamist Hamas movement that rules Gaza were struck, according to the army.
