Several fires broke out in the Eshkol region in the south of Israel June 16, apparently sparked by balloons carrying incendiary devices launched from the Gaza Strip. It was the second day in a row that such fires broke out. After the first day of fires, the Israeli army launched airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza. But last night, no strikes were carried out. Reportedly, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are now expecting for Gaza balloon attacks to calm down.
Hamas was reportedly surprised by the Israeli retaliation over the incendiary balloons, conveying to Israel a message via Egypt that they will not accept such a response. Israel reportedly answered that even if it did not retaliate last night over the balloons, it will under no circumstances accept that such attacks continue.
