Israeli police have closed off an area in Moshav Yafit in the Jordan Valley on Monday after suspected incendiary balloons were found.

Police sappers are on scene.

Israel has reopened its crossing with Syria on the Golan Heights for the first time in four years.

The crossing, which was closed in 2014 due to the civil war, was opened on Monday morning.

According to the IDF, the crossing will be used for UN forces who intend to cross over and return. This will be done to assist with implementing the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria, which focuses on an area of separation – or demilitarized zone – between the two countries.

The Nasib trade crossing between Jordan and Syria, which was closed in 2015, has also been reopened.

The IDF fired towards a number of Palestinians who were attempting to dismantle the the border fence between Israel and Gaza on Monday morning, the Palestinian Shehab news agency reported.

Supreme Court Judge David Mintz was the victim of an attempted attacked on Monday morning by three Palestinians while driving on a Samaria road north of Jerusalem.

According to the police, a Palestinian car blocked his vehicle when three suspects then started making their way towards him, carrying hammers. When he noticed the suspects, he fled the scene.

“Upon receipt of the report, an investigation was opened,” the police spokesman said.

Residents of the  Dolev settlement, situated close to the scene of attempted attack, said that attacks on the road had lessened over the years.

However, according to the spokesperson for the Dolev community, in the past few weeks, there has been a renewal of attacks that “we can not accept.”

“We expect the security forces to treat such events as serious security incidents and deal with it.” the Dolev spokesperson said. “At the same time, we are grateful to the army commanders in our region, who work day and night to maintain the peace in the settlements, and contribute to our  sense of security and our daily lives.”

MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home), a resident of Dolev and Mintz’s neighbor, said last week that he was also involved in an attempted attack, which ended with the theft of a vehicle.

“I am pleased that Judge Mintz was unharmed. I trust the defense establishment will provide the appropriate security response in Judea and Samaria.”

He also added that he hopes the justice system will now use deterrent punishments for terrorists that will “add security and save lives”.

The IDF confirmed on Sunday afternoon that it had struck several targets in the Northern Gaza Strip in response to terrorists sending incendiary balloons into Israeli territory.