3 fires broke out from incendiary balloons launched from Gaza • These are thorn fires that did not cause damage • Arad: A balloon with explosives and the delay mechanism was neutralized by a police sapper
Balloon Terrorism from Gaza: Following an investigation by fire and rescue investigators, it was determined that three different fires in the Gaza Envelope were caused as a result of incendiary balloons. An explosive device with a delay mechanism that was attached to a balloon was safely unloaded in Arad today.
Photo: Police spokeswoman
Firefighters and Rescue for Israel Southern District stated: "After investigating the thorn fires incident today in the Eshkol Regional Council area and in the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council, the Israel District Fire and Rescue Fire Investigator together with the Netivot Fire and Rescue Fire Investigator determined that the fires were caused by balloons." It should be noted that in all three incidents these are small and not dangerous thorn fires.
Meanwhile, the Israel Police received a report that a balloon had been found in the industrial area of Arad to which a suspicious item was attached. An examination by the police sapper revealed that it was an explosive device with a delay mechanism - and it was neutralized.
The police said: "Similar to previous incidents, the very invention of the delay system for activating the charge raises the need to emphasize the danger of the suspicious objects and keep their distance from them.
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