Alongside Hamas' threatening rhetoric aimed at deterring Israel from holding the traditional flag march in Jerusalem on Tuesday, its terrorists also sent incendiary balloons to southern communities the hours leading up to the event, marking a violation of the temporary truce following Operation Guardian of the Walls.
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Firefighters responded to more than 10 blazes as a result of the attacks, and Iron Dome troops were reinforced in the area to handle potential missile attacks as well.
Residents of the south said they were undeterred by the threats and said Israel should go ahead with the controversial march in Jerusalem, as it does every year, to celebrate the reunification of the capital.
"We are for the flag march, we don't want to show that we give in to terrorism," one resident told Israel Hayom.
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