(Times of Israel) Firefighters worked throughout Thursday to extinguish 13 blazes caused by incendiary balloons landing in Israeli communities near Gaza, the Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority said. On Sunday, Israel's security cabinet will reportedly discuss a truce proposal with Hamas being brokered by UN envoy for Middle East peace Nickolay Mladenov that would include the cessation of airborne arson attacks, according to Egyptian media reports. Mladenov's proposal for calming tensions has reportedly been worked out in cooperation with Egypt and other Arab states.
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