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Mystery in the Arava: Balloons and a poster in Arabic caused panic
Residents of the Middle Arava Regional Council were startled to see a poster hanging among red balloons deep in the field in one of the moshavim.
The Knesset member who was called to the scene inspected the suspicious area and calmed down - this is a poster hung in honor of an Egyptian army officer who died, and there is no fear for residents and farmers
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Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 13:47 Updated: 13:57
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Residents of the Middle Arava Regional Council were alarmed to see a poster in Arabic, hanging among red balloons, in the depths of the field in one of the moshavim.
A council security officer was called to the scene, hurried to inspect the suspect area, and was happy to reassure residents that this was not a security threat, but a poster hung in honor of an Egyptian army officer who had died.
The IDF forces that arrived at the scene conducted a security check on the balloon, and video that no flammable or explosive material was found in it. After the inspection, they confirmed that it was not an incendiary balloon.
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"There is no fear and no danger to the residents and farmers," Uri Lev told the residents of the regional council, adding that an IDF force was on the scene.
Lev noted that an inspection conducted at the site revealed that the balloons and the poster, which originated in Egypt, were in honor of a senior Egyptian army officer who died - Mahmoud 'Abd al-Gafar, who was killed in an ambush in Sinai on September 30, 2020.
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