by Nikki Guttman and Shlomi Diaz
Police source says incident, along with similar cases, indicates Palestinians in the West Bank may be trying to mimic arson attacks launched at Israel from Gaza.
The incendiary balloon found in Modiin
Photo: Israel Police
An incendiary attack balloon was discovered Monday night in an industrial zone in central Israel, the police said.
This was the first time a Palestinian airborne incendiary device has been detected this deep inside Israeli territory.
The balloon was found in the Ligad
Technology Park in Modiin by passersby. Police sappers were called to
the scene and were able to neutralize the device safely.
Modiin, located some 35 kilometers (22 miles) southeast of Tel Aviv, has several neighboring Palestinian villages.
A police source said that the incident was
in line with several similar cases indicating Palestinians in the West
Bank may be trying to mimic the attacks from Gaza and launch incendiary
balloons into central Israeli cities.
Meanwhile, incendiary kites and balloons
sent over the Israel-Gaza Strip border sparked eight fires in
border-adjacent communities over the holiday weekend, causing moderate
damage.
The Palestinian arson terrorism campaign
has so far decimated nearly 10,000 acres of forest and farmlands
on the Israeli side of the border, causing millions of dollars in
damage to the area.
Environmental experts say it will take
at least 15 years to rehabilitate the vegetation and wildlife that
have been destroyed.
Nikki Guttman and Shlomi Diaz
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/10/02/in-first-incendiary-balloon-launched-from-west-bank-%e2%80%8ediscovered-in-central-israel/
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