Incendiary kites

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.
A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Israel-Gaza border, August 5, 2026.

Majority of residents have not returned to Kibbutz Nir Oz after October 7, chairman says

Smoke and a fire ball rise during an Israeli strike, carried out after the military warned Palestinian residents to evacuate the area of al-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip, on August 23, 2026.

Board of Peace demands Israel comply with Gaza ceasefire, calls for end to kite attacks

Palestinian child Omar Halawa, 14, flies a kite above a displacement camp in Gaza City, Gaza on August 23, 2026.

Hamas, Gazan NGO cm'tee warn parents to stop children flying kites after Israel threatens strikes


Winds of war: Will kite and balloon fires spark a major conflict in Gaza?

Children’s toys and other ‘creative alternatives’ are being used by Gazans to ravage hundreds of hectares of land in the South, and the IDF doesn’t know what to do about it.

A kite flies over the border in an area where kites and balloons have caused blazes, between Israel and the Gaza strip June 8, 2018.

Gaza border communities economically battered by kite fires

While the burning kites have yet to kill or maim any Israeli civilians, they are increasingly inflicting an economic toll.

A field set on fire by Palestinian terrorists using balloons with burning materials attached to them

Netanyahu: We are prepared for every scenario in Gaza

Netanyahu's comments come amid persistent reports of a lack of agreement within the security cabinet of how best to deal with incendiary kites being launched from Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the International Homeland Security Forum conference in Jerusalem

Analysis: IDF trying to establish new strike for kite equation in Gaza

Palestinians respond to airstrikes with rockets. All this adds up to increased chances of escalation.

In the Gaza arena a new kite-strike equation is being put into practice

From incendiary kites to burning tires

Palestinians are violating international humanitarian and environmental law.

Palestinians prepare an incendiary device attached to a kite before trying to fly it over the border fence with Israel, on the eastern outskirts of Jabalia, on May 4, 2018.

Gazan killed, four wounded while trying to cross border fence

Series of incidents on Israel's southern front signals possible escalation on the horizon

Palestinians protesting on the Gaza side of the border between Israel and Gaza, June 2018

Gazan killed, three more wounded while trying to cross border fence

Series of incidents on Israel's southern front signals possible escalation on the horizon

Palestinians protesting on the Gaza side of the border between Israel and Gaza, June 2018

Gazan killed, three more wounded while trying to cross border fence

Series of incidents on Israel's southern front signals possible escalation on the horizon

Palestinians protesting on the Gaza side of the border between Israel and Gaza, June 2018