GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Tension on both sides of the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel has returned in the wake of Hamas resuming since Jan. 15 the use of incendiary and explosive-laden balloons toward southern Israel.
The so-called night confusion units of the Palestinian resistance factions also resumed their activities along the eastern border on Jan. 19, in an attempt to pressure Israel to move forward with the truce understandings brokered by Egyptian, Qatari and international mediation in October 2018.