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.

F-22 performs first-ever air-to-air 'kill' - analysis


IAF strikes Gaza targets following rocket attacks

A spokesperson for the IDF said that three rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip, all landing in open fields near the town of Netivot.

Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel

After relative calm with Gaza, four days of rocket fire towards Israel

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Smoke and flame are seen during an Israeli air strike in Gaza

IAF attacks Hamas targets in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons

Dozens of incendiary devices have been launched from the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave in the past two weeks.

A ball of fire is seen during an Israeli air strike in Gaza City May 4, 2019.

RPG attached to balloons found outside Sde Boker in southern Israel

Sde Boker is some 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) from the Gaza Strip.

RPG attached to balloons found outside Sde Boker in southern Israel on January 25, 2020

Cluster of explosive devices land near Jerusalem

Incident comes after dozens of others landed in southern Israel over the last week.

Masked Palestinians release incendiary balloons near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip

Why did Gaza groups resume incendiary balloon attacks on Israel?

The Palestinian factions have also decided to resume the activities of the “Night Confusion” units along the Gaza-Israel border, the sources said.

Helium balloons bearing flammable materials launched from Bureij, Gaza strip, drifting to Israel.

Explosive device attached to balloons from Gaza land near Ashdod

The episode marks the last of a series of incidents occurring in the past few days.

A Palestinian incendiary balloon that landed in a field in Israel

New laser beam system developed to take down drones, burning balloons

Dubbed "Light Blade" the laser beam system can take down targets over two kilometers away

AN IDF soldier runs in a field near Kibbutz Mefalsim, which was set on fire by Palestinians in Gaza on May 14

U.S. human rights group sued for funding Palestinian balloon terror

“This landmark case exposes a shocking and multi-layered planned conspiracy and campaign aimed at manipulating the public,” said Adv. Yifa Segal of the International Legal Forum.

A Palestinian incendiary balloon that landed in a field in Israel

Children from Gaza border communities protest terror in song

"We grow up in a cruel and difficult reality and instead of enjoying free time outside, we pass the time in shelters," said a 9-year-old from southern Israel.

"Aleph Bet" song about life under fire by children in Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip