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Spate of Hamas balloon attacks prompts Gaza maritime blockade

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Published: 14 June 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

IDF officials baffled at resurgence of violence, as study shows half of Israelis believe the general blockade promotes radicalisation and want it removed

IDF intercepts rocket over south, following day of balloon attacks from Gaza (Times of Israel)
No injuries or damage caused by projectile fired at Eshkol region of southern Israel; IDF says Iron Dome shot down the rocket

Israel baffled by Hamas-led resurgence of Gaza border violence (Ynet)
Israeli officials resort to ineffective response measures - contested by the military - as they struggle to understand why the terror group has intensified incendiary balloon attacks even as talks underway for broad ceasefire deal

Half of Israelis in favour of removing the blockade on Gaza: study (Jerusalem Post)
Academic Institute for Structural Reforms found blockade increase radicalisation against Israel more than military operations

Israel imposes maritime blockade on Gaza over launch of airborne firebombs (Haaretz)
After eight fires broke out in Israel's south, army announces move following further reduction of Gaza fishing zone

Photo: Palestinian youth prepare incendiary balloons, to send to Israel east of Bureij refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, on May 31, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/ Flash90)
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