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IDF shuts several roads on Gaza border
The IDF closed several main roads along the Gaza border in southern Israel on Thursday morning.
The closures and troop movements were due to undisclosed security event taking place on the border.
Earlier this week, during an awards ceremony for the IDFs Gaza Division, the army confirmed that 15 tunnels from Gaza Strip had been discovered and destroyed over the last two yeardays.
Incendiary balloon found near Modi’in
An incendiary balloon was found overnight on Wednesday near the city of Modi’in in central Israel.
The balloon was found in the community of Nof Avalon. Police were called to the scene and sappers neutralized the device.
Since March, thousands of acres of land in southern Israel, worth millions of shekels, have been destroyed by kite terrorism and incendiary balloons sent to the area by Gazan residents and Hamas operatives.
Incendiary balloon found in Jerusalem
The Israel police and its sappers were called to a construction site in Emek Refaim Street of Jerusalem on Wednesday morning following reports of an incendiary balloon found in the area.
Sappers neutralized the balloon and collected evidence from the site.
Since March this year, thousands of acres of land across southern Israel have been destroyed by incendiary balloons and devices sent from Gaza, which has caused millions of shekels in damage.
Former US Ambassador: ‘Haley plans to run for president’
Outgoing American Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley resigned from her position with the intention of running for President of the United States in either 2024, former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro told Israel’s Army Radio on Wednesday morning. According to Shapiro, Haley “gained enough reputation and is leaving before [President Donald] Trump’s scandals get any bigger.”
Israeli Ambassador to the UN bashes Jeremy Corbyn at British House of Parliament
“Jeremy Corbyn is an anti-Semite who wants to return Britain to darker periods in its history,” Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon told the British Parliament, which hosted the ambassador on Tuesday. “In his actions and statements, Corbyn gives oxygen to incidents of racism by embracing his terrorist friends and encouraging the activities of BDS. Israel stands by the Jewish community in England,” Danon added.
