Arson Terrorism Continues, IDF Hits Hamas Targets

18 August, 2020   |   4 years ago

Jerusalem, 18 August, 2020 (TPS) -- Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets on Monday night attacked Hamas underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip in response to the arson and explosive balloons launched by Gazan terrorists into Israeli territory during the day.

This was the seventh IDF attack in the Strip in recent days that was carried out in response to the arson balloon attacks.

After months of relative quiet, terrorists in the Gaza Strip have relaunched their campaign to send balloons tied to flammable materials and explosive charges into communities in the vicinity of the Strip.

The arson attacks have ignited fires, but no one was injured in the attacks and no damage to property was caused.

On Monday, firefighters worked to extinguish 19 fires, including an outdoor fire in a kindergarten yard in the city of Sderot. The fires were in the area of Eshkol Regional Council and Sha’ar Hanegev.

Most of the fires were small and not dangerous, the Fire Department noted.

However, the KKL-JNF stated that hundreds of fires have consumed thousands of acres, and much damage was caused to trees and animals in the affected areas.

Environmental experts ‎say it ‎‎‎‎will take at least 15 years to rehabilitate ‎the ‎‎‎‎vegetation and wildlife that have been destroyed.‎