Plans in place for response to potential rise in violence; Israeli planes, armed drones fly over Strip to thwart terror squads; roads vulnerable to missiles and snipers stay shut

Local Israeli leaders call for government to take action as terrorists in the Strip launch balloon-borne incendiary devices into south

According to report, deal brokered by Mossad head, COGAT includes $100 million from Qatar to Gaza terror group; local leaders in Israel's south angered by lack of long-term quiet

After speaking with IDF officers, Netanyahu says Israel hoping for calm in south but prepared for military action