Balloon bombs launched from the restive Gaza Strip set off at least 33 fires in Israel's south on Wednesday, the Fire and Rescue Services reported.
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While most of the fires were minor and posed no danger to residents of nearby communities, one of the balloon-strapped explosives landed near a playground in the Eshkol Regional Council area when children were nearby.
Another balloon reportedly landed in the vicinity of a residential house. Both explosives were neutralized without causing any casualties.
The fresh round of explosive-laden balloons come as Qatari envoy Mohammed al-Emadi continues his talks with the Hamas terrorist group in the coastal enclave.
According to reports in the Israeli media, Wednesday's negotiations did not see any real progress toward de-escalation, but they did not go up in flames either, with the parties set to continue on Thursday.
The explosive-laden balloon attacks continued despite a two-day lockdown announced by Hamas on Monday after spotting a local cluster of COVID-19 infections.
The lockdown did not appear to deter hundreds of Gazans from attending Tuesday's funeral for four Palestinian Islamic Jihad members who reportedly died in a botched rocket launch.
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Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces hit targets in the coastal enclave in retaliation for the explosive-laden balloons launched on Wednesday.
This article was originally published by i24NEWS.
