"IDF Bolsters Troops on Gaza Border Amid Escalating Violence and Arson Balloon Attacks"

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are reinforcing troops along the Gaza Strip border as tensions rise and incendiary balloons from Gaza spark fires in Israel. Dozens of Palestinians have been rioting near the border on a daily basis, burning tires, hurling makeshift bombs, and firing at Israeli forces. Three Palestinian terror groups, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, have announced plans to escalate their fight against Israel and increase cooperation between them. The riots are believed to be a tactic by Hamas to pressure Israel and Qatar to resolve a funding dispute.