Twenty-eight leading hot-air balloon crews from around the world gathered Sunday at the Gilboa Hot-Air Balloon Festival, the largest ever held in Israel. Dozens of balloons filled the air to perform air acrobatics shows and more. The festival is taking place Sunday to Monday at Ma’ayan Harod and Tuesday at the Eshkol National Park in the Negev. ![Hot air balloons fly overhead during sunrise]( "Hot air balloons fly overhead during sunrise")
Hot air balloons fly overhead during sunrise (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) ![Hot air balloons fly overhead during sunrise]( "Hot air balloons fly overhead during sunrise")
Hot air balloons fly overhead during sunrise (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) ![A hot air balloon (L), designed to look as if it is floating upside down]( "A hot air balloon (L), designed to look as if it is floating")
A hot air balloon (L), designed to look as if it is floating (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) ![Hot air balloons are prepared before they take flight .]( "Hot air balloons are prepared before they take flight .")
Hot air balloons are prepared before they take flight . (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) ![People are silhouetted as they watch hot air balloons fly overhead]( "People are silhouetted as they watch hot air balloons fly")
People are silhouetted as they watch hot air balloons fly (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) ![People sit in the basket of a hot air balloon as it takes flight during sunrise.]( "People sit in the basket of a hot air balloon as it takes fl")
People sit in the basket of a hot air balloon as it takes fl (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) ![Children are silhouetted as hot air balloons and paragliders fly overhead during sunrise]( "Children are silhouetted as hot air balloons and paragliders")
Children are silhouetted as hot air balloons and paragliders (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) ![Children are silhouetted as a hot air balloon (R) and paragliders fly overhead]( "Children are silhouetted as a hot air balloon (R) and paragl")
Children are silhouetted as a hot air balloon (R) and paragl (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) ![A man prepares a hot air balloon before it takes flight]( "A man prepares a hot air balloon before it takes flight")
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Hot air balloons fly overhead during sunrise (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) 
Hot air balloons fly overhead during sunrise (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) 
A hot air balloon (L), designed to look as if it is floating (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) 
People are silhouetted as they watch hot air balloons fly (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) 
People sit in the basket of a hot air balloon as it takes fl (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) 
Children are silhouetted as hot air balloons and paragliders (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) 
Children are silhouetted as a hot air balloon (R) and paragl (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) 
A man prepares a hot air balloon before it takes flight (Photograph: REUTERS/Nir Elias) 
