Posted on 07/09/2018 5:46:41 PM PDT by BBell
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel imposed sanctions on the Gaza Strip and its dominant Hamas Islamists on Monday in retaliation for attacks by Palestinians using burning kites and helium balloons carrying blazing rags.
People taking part in more than three months of protests at the Gaza border have started scores of fires by sending the balloons and kites into Israel, vexing its advanced military which is used to dealing with more conventional weapons.
With southern residents and his far-right coalition partners calling for an end to the blazes, even if that required killing the kite- and balloon-fliers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin announced the closure of Gaza’s main commercial border terminal.
Israel also cut the area fishing boats are allowed to operate off Gaza’s Mediterranean coast and blacklisted what it described as a pro-Hamas TV channel.
“We will crack down immediately on the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu told his parliamentary faction, to applause from lawmakers.
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The palis are pure evil
No other islamists even want them
All they exist for is pure hatred of the Jews
They need to be cut off and be humbled and even beg for mercy
No water no food no electricity
Nothing from Israel
Fend for themselves
Then let’s see how brave Hamas is. Those liars
Can the Israelis use a fuel-air bomb on the Palis to show them how incendiaries are really done?
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