Fragile Cease-fire Between Israel And Hamas Faces Test

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Sun, 07/22/2018 - 1:55pm

Israel’s military said late Sunday it fired toward Palestinians in Gaza launching flaming balloons into Israeli territory, an incident that posed a challenge to a weekend cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

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