The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 6, 2021 Israel Bombs Gaza Strip as Palestinians Launch Incendiary Balloons ------------------------------------------------------------------ Israeli warplanes bombed parts of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, in what Israel's military called retaliation for incendiary balloons launched from the besieged Palestinian territory. It was the latest violation of a tenuous ceasefire on May 21 that capped Israel's 11-day assault on Gaza, which killed at least 260 Palestinians, including 66 children. .