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Palestinians in Gaza continue to send incendiary balloons into Israel

The violence comes as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett travels to the United States to meet U.S. President Joe Biden.

Masked Palestinian supporters of Palestinian Islamic Jihad prepare incendiary balloons east of Gaza City to launch across the border fence towards Israel, June 15, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.
Masked Palestinian supporters of Palestinian Islamic Jihad prepare incendiary balloons east of Gaza City to launch across the border fence towards Israel, June 15, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

Palestinian activists in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip launched another wave of explosive-laden balloons at Israel on Tuesday.

It came after the Israel Defense Forces struck terror targets overnight on Monday in response to incendiary devices that caused multiple fires in southern Israel.

The IDF also reported that Hamas fired machine guns into Israel that resulted in additional airstrikes, reported the AP.

The violence comes as Egypt has been trying to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and in the backdrop of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leaving for the United States to meet U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday.

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