Palestinian protesters launched flaming kites and incendiary balloons towards Israel today in a fresh outbreak of violence in Gaza which left 130 people injured. It came in spite of Egypt's efforts to reach a lasting cease-fire between the territory's militant Hamas rulers and Israel. In the southern Gaza Strip, an aircraft hit a group of Palestinians launching flaming kites and balloons toward Israel near one protest location, the Israeli military said. Earlier on Friday, the United Nations' Mideast peace envoy urged Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint ahead of the protests. Egyptian intelligence officials met with Hamas and Israeli officials on Thursday in efforts to broker a cease-fire and ease months of deadly border protests.

Source: Daily Mail October 19, 2018 16:51 UTC