Today, Thursday, Israeli Minister Ze’ev Elkin said, “We need to respond to every attack that targets us; Including attacks on our soldiers.

“We need to respond decisively to any attack against us, whether it’s a single balloon, or an attack on our soldiers,” Elkin told Army Radio.

The Israeli sniper, Barel Shmuel of the Border Police, was seriously injured Saturday, after he came under fire at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, during a demonstration organized by the Palestinian factions on the anniversary of the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque.