Israel blocks Gaza fuel supply over fire balloons

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Tue, 2019-06-25 06:49

JERUSALEM: Israel blocked fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip Tuesday, citing new incendiary balloons from the Palestinian enclave.
The move follows “the release of arson balloons from the Gaza Strip toward the State of Israel” which caused fires across the border, the Israeli defense ministry department responsible for Palestinian civil affairs said.
Fuel transfers were halted at the Karem Shalom goods crossing on Tuesday morning and would remain blocked “until further notice,” COGAT said in a statement.