Incendiary balloons

My Word: The 'fight or flight' kite dilemma - opinion

The world media is full of sob stories of poor refugee children threatened by Israeli might. That Israeli children are learning to be wary of kites and balloons, does not seem to bother them.

A VIEW OF a brush fire near Be’eri that was ignited by kites flown by Palestinians, near the border with the Gaza Strip, in 2020.
 Palestinians clash with Israeli forces near the border between Israel-Gaza, in Gaza City, on September 25, 2023.

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 Palestinians clash with Israeli forces near the border between Israel-Gaza, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 22, 2023

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 US Air Force pilots and aircraft mechanics of the 325th Fighter Wing secure F-22 Raptor aircraft relocating due to Hurricane Laura, shortly after their arrival at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, US August 23, 2020.

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WATCH: IDF attacks targets in Gaza; Kohavi: Prepare for round of fighting

The strikes were carried out in response to multiple incendiary balloons launched which led to some eight fires in Israeli communities near Gaza.

Smoke and flames are seen after an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip

Fires ignited by incendiary balloons rage in southern Israel

Fires come despite airstrikes by Israel Air Force overnight against targets in the Gaza Strip.

A FIRE caused by a balloon launched from Gaza.

Hamas, Israel do not want war despite threats - analysis

The way the two sides handled the day shows just how much restraint they employed because neither Hamas nor Israel want to go back to war so soon.

Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon May 19, 2021.

IDF strikes Gaza Strip after incendiary balloon fires

A number of fires broke out in southern Israel on Tuesday, with at least 20 of them sparked by incendiary balloons launched from Gaza.

IAF strikes site belonging to Hamas in Gaza Strip, June 16, 2021

First Gaza incendiary balloon since war sparks fire in southern Israel

Israeli officials warned earlier this month that both balloons and rockets from Gaza would receive a "powerful response."

Gaza balloon units prepare incendiary and explosive balloons to launch towards Israel, August 2020

Rockets strike Kerem Shalom Crossing as it reopens for humanitarian aid

A 19-year-old Israeli soldier was injured by shrapnel as his unit was overseeing the distribution of gas, food and medicine to Gazan residents.

View of the Kerem Shalom crossing, southern Israel, where Israel borders with Gaza and Egypt. March 14, 2021.

IDF attacks Gaza targets in response to rockets, incendiary balloons

Two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip. One rocket fell in an open area and Air Defense Artillery combat soldiers intercepted the second.

A ROCKET IS fired toward Israel from the southern Gaza Strip in February.

Explosive balloons reported in southern Israel

The reports came amid heightened tensions between terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip and Israel.

Gaza balloon units prepare incendiary and explosive balloons to launch towards Israel, August 2020

Incendiary balloons suspected as fires reported in southern Israel

Balloon launches had ceased after a ceasefire was signed at the end of August between Israel and Hamas.

Gaza balloon units prepare incendiary and explosive balloons to launch towards Israel, August 2020

Hamas announces ceasefire understandings with Israel

The agreement, according to Hamas, was reached through the Qatari envoy who had mediated.

Palestinian men prepare to release balloon-borne explosive and incendiary devices towards Israeli lands near Rafah, along the Israel-Gaza border, on August 21, 2020.