(Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center) Since the ceasefire with Hamas on May 6, the launching of incendiary and IED balloons from Gaza at Israeli communities near the border has become systematic and intensive, causing scores of fires. The balloons are launched by a designated unit called the Sons of al-Zawari. Hamas' objective is to preserve and regulate the level of violence in order to exert pressure on Israel to extract concessions.
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