Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites flown from Gaza
12 hours ago
David Gritten
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A Palestinian boy holds up a kite at a camp for displaced people in Gaza City on Sunday
Israel has warned Hamas that it will increase strikes on Gaza following concern over launches of kites, drones and balloons from the territory.
Several kites were found in an Israeli community near the border with Gaza over the weekend, local media reported.
"Forceful actions will be taken to put an end to this phenomenon," Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday.
Before the war, kites and balloons carrying incendiary devices were launched into Israel, causing fires that burned forest and farmland.
Hamas has denied responsibility for the new kites - which were not carrying explosives - and said they belonged to "children searching for their innocent childhood amid the rubble".
The group also accused Israel of using the kites as a "pretext" for continued air strikes in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreed last October.
A Palestinian boy holds up a kite at a camp for displaced people in Gaza City on Sunday
Israel has warned Hamas that it will increase strikes on Gaza following concern over launches of kites, drones and balloons from the territory.
Several kites were found in an Israeli community near the border with Gaza over the weekend, local media reported.
"Forceful actions will be taken to put an end to this phenomenon," Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday.
Before the war, kites and balloons carrying incendiary devices were launched into Israel, causing fires that burned forest and farmland.
Hamas has denied responsibility for the new kites - which were not carrying explosives - and said they belonged to "children searching for their innocent childhood amid the rubble".
The group also accused Israel of using the kites as a "pretext" for continued air strikes in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreed last October.
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Balloon bombs have been used for more than a hundred years, and continue to be deployed today.
ReplyDeleteThey are woefully inaccurate but serve their purpose sowing terror and fear as the bombs can come down in totally unpredictable ways.
Jangan Lupa ya.....Nanti Kesal.....
ReplyDeleteSince Gaza’s kites are back in the news, here’s a reminder of what “kites from Gaza” meant in 2018.
More than 2,000 fires.
Thousands of acres of farmland, forest and nature reserves burned.
This was the result.
https://x.com/chalavyishmael/status/2091960666085359693?s=20
Palestinians have been using incendiary kites and balloons as weapons for years. Their main goal is to burn fields and forests. They can also be used to gather intelligence. Innocent children don't fly kites with strings many kilometers long across the border. These are not toys.
ReplyDeletehttps://x.com/VerminusM/status/2092063049922273518?s=20
🚨 MILITARY-AGED MEN “PLAYING WITH KITES” IN GAZA
ReplyDeleteGazan social media is again circulating footage of military-aged men launching kites toward Israel.
These are not harmless toys.
During previous waves of Gaza kite and balloon attacks, incendiary devices sparked thousands of fires in southern Israel, burning agricultural fields, nature reserves and property. Some devices were also rigged with explosives.
What looks like a kite can become a weapon once it crosses the border.
Israel has already warned that renewed launches toward Israeli communities will be treated seriously.
https://x.com/MOSSADil/status/2091944514269184161?s=20
In most countries, children fly kites for fun.
ReplyDeleteIn Gaza, Hamas terrorists have used it for years to burn Israeli fields on the other side of the border.
Israel cannot afford to go back to October 6.
https://x.com/isaacrrr7/status/2091952352588644748?s=46&t=8K6fzabO3g6uaj4KxwSSjg
oooop… all thefamed, wonderful & powerful air defences of the zionist state's pale within the show of balloons!
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