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.

Israel entering unstable paradigm on Gaza border - analysis

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

After attacks on troops, IDF drones strike Hamas positions on Yom Kippur

 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


Flaming Gaza balloons threaten to ignite violence

Palestinians call for peaceful Friday protests • US demands Hamas keep the peace

A balloon found at Gaza crossing to be used as an incendiary device.

Israel to grant NIS 8 million to farmers near Gaza border

Lately the Gaza border communities have been bombarded with rockets, with over 60 rockets fired from Gaza on Monday night alone.

A firefighter attempts to extinguish a fire burning scrubland in an area where Palestinians have been causing blazes by flying kites and balloons loaded with flammable materials, on the Israeli side of the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, near kibbutz Nir Am, June 5, 2018

Violence on Gaza border as night-time confusion riots commence

Earlier on Saturday evening Israeli aircraft struck two cells of Palestinians launching explosive balloons from the al-Bureij refugee camp towards southern Israeli communities.

Palestinians run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip January 11, 2019

My Word: The answer to ‘balloon terror’ is not blowing in the wind

What a difference a year makes. In Israel in 2019, the first association I have with balloons is one of danger.

Balloons are seen in a burned field near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, October 2018

What is ‘green’ about hating Israel?

Nowhere in a letter from the Green Party was there a calling for an end to the Palestinian war on nature.

Israeli teens, Meshy Elmkies (R), 16, and Lee Cohen, 17, co-managers of Instagram account, Otef.Gaza, show Reuters journalists an incendiary kite launched from the Gaza Strip, during an interview in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom which borders the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel November 11, 2018

Red anemones blanket the Gaza border - watch

At this time of year, tens of thousands of Israelis head down to the Gaza border communities to be a part of what is called the “Red South Festival,” during which they take in the scarlet beauty.

Cycling Between Anemones 332

Unrest breaks out along the Gaza border - report

Palestinian media reports that a Palestinian was hit by IDF fire east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian demonstrator is seen during a protest marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day), at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip June 8, 2018.

Incendiary balloons found next to kindergarten near Gaza border

Police advised the public to be cautious around suspicious objects, whether they be kites or balloons.

Incendiary balloons found near northern Gaza border, December 28th, 2018.

Palestinian flag balloon lands in northern Israeli yard

The police are currently investigating the incident.

Police investigate balloon with Palestinian flag attached.

Israel finds thousands of balloons for terror at Gaza crossing

The Defense Ministry said that the balloons were of the kind frequently used by Palestinians to launch incendiary devices into Israel and burn fields.

A balloon found at Gaza crossing to be used as an incendiary device.