Israel halts fuel shipments to Gaza citing continued fire balloon launches

Israel will stop shipments of fuel and gas to the Gaza Strip from Thursday in response to militants in the enclave launching incendiary balloons that have torched fields in Israel. A statement from Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman's office on Wednesday said he had ordered a halt to fuel supplies into the strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing until further notice. "The decision has been taken in view of the continued terror of incendiary balloons and friction along the (border) fence," the statement said.

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