(Ynet News) Matan Tzuri - The violent Palestinian rioting near the Gaza border fence has in recent weeks been continuing into the night. Almost every evening, hundreds and at times thousands of Palestinians gather at different spots and riot until midnight, hurling explosive devices, grenades, stones and firecrackers at IDF forces, and launching incendiary balloons and kites. Palestinians have also taken to playing recordings of the Code Red rocket-alert siren, using megaphones to scare Israelis living near the border. Residents of one Israeli community reported hearing shouting in Hebrew saying: "We're coming to kill you through the tunnels; we'll burn down your town." Residents of Kerem Shalom, and particularly young children, have been suffering from breathing difficulties and vomiting caused by the smoke from burning tires. Representatives of the Environmental Protection Ministry carried out several air quality monitoring tests and recommended on Wednesday that residents "close themselves up in their homes."
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