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


Over 6,000 Gazans injured by IDF fire since March 30th - report

According to MSF, nearly 90 percent of those injured by Israeli fire suffered injuries to their lower limbs.

A relative mourns during the funeral of Palestinian nurse Razan Al-Najar, who according to health officials and a witness was killed by Israeli forces as she tried to help a wounded protester at the Gaza border, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip June 2, 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.

Incendiary devices burned half of forests near Gaza, data shows

Despite a late-summer lull in the number of incendiary devices launched, the amount sent into Israeli territory has steadily increased again in October.

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

Seven Palestinians killed, hundreds injured in riots along Gaza border

Netanyahu appealed to Sisi at UN meeting to help restore calm

Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli troops during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip September 21, 2018

Incendiary balloons cause more than a dozen fires over Sukkot

In recent days the IDF has carried out air strikes on cells in the northern Gaza Strip that had been launching incendiary balloons toward Israel.

The results of a fire started by an incendiary balloon in the Beeri forest, September 24,  2018

Israeli farmers travel to Hague, file war crimes complaint against Hamas

"World stood by in silence" while farmers endured arson attacks, law center said.

Presiding Judge Robert Fremr in the courtroom at the ICC (International Criminal Court) in the Hague, the Netherlands, 2018

'Quiet for quiet'

Many Israelis may hope for Gazans to protest on the street due to their poor economic situation – as we’ve seen done recently by disgruntled Iranians. But Gaza has been in dire straits for longer.

A security inspector checks materials at Kerem Shalom Crossing

Will incendiary kites spread to the West Bank?

“We are not afraid. The settlements are stronger than ever, and will continue to develop and grow,” said Yossi Dagan.

A Palestinian protester burns a replica Israeli flag as another holds a Palestinian flag during clashes with the Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Bet El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah October 18, 2015.

Hundreds of firefighters protest in light of southern terror fires

Firefighters call for resignation of commissioner Dedi Simchi.

Firefighter during protest against poor working conditions in light of terror fires in the south Monday, August 8 2018.