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


IDF launches airstrikes on Hamas targets in southern Gaza

The attacks were in response to the continued launching of incendiary balloons into Israel from the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip March 25, 2019

Fires started by incendiary balloons in the Gaza Envelope

Many of the fires burned in empty fields and a suspicious balloon landed in the city of Sderot

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

Incendiary balloon launches continue, as Gaza restrictions tightened

At least 11 fires were sparked by incendiary balloons on Sunday

Fires caused by incendiary balloons in Israel near the Gaza Strip, August 2020

Incendiary balloons spark 35 fires in southern Israel

Experts from the Fire and Rescue Services determined after examining the sites that all 35 fires were caused by incendiary balloons.

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

Incendiary balloons spark 22 fires in southern Israel

Consisting of volunteers and members from various authorities, teams spread out across various areas in southern Israel in order to contain the fires and prevent them from spreading to nearby towns.

Fire and Rescue Services working to put out fire in 22 different locations, August 21, 2020.

Europe’s failed (and forgotten) Gaza monitors – opinion

Forgotten in this historical reckoning is the European Union’s role in this process, and the failure of the EU to provide the guarantees they had pledged to fulfill in 2005.

PALESTINIANS IN Rafah earlier this month prepare balloons attached with flammable materials to be released into Israel.

Biton tours Gaza area, visits site of anti-incendiary balloon laser system

The Lahav Or system became operational last week and is equipped with highly advanced detections capabilities that allow the system to detect and safely neutralize targets automatically.

Defense Ministry's Civil and Social Issues Minister Michael Biton touring the Gaza Strip area, August 20, 2020.

Incendiary balloons continue to land in Israel as talks falter

An Egyptian envoy working to prevent an escalation is encountering difficulties as both Israel and Hamas are refusing to budge.

Gaza balloon units prepare incendiary and explosive balloons to launch towards Israel, August 2020

Netanyahu to South mayors: 'These acts of terror won't go unpunished'

"We will intensify the retaliation campaign if needed," Netanyahu said, adding that Israel is preparing for the possibility of military operations in Gaza, if necessary.

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display home-made rockets during an anti-Israel military parade, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 21, 2016

Balloon launches into Israel continue, as Hamas threatens escalation

Hamas warned the Egyptian envoy on Monday that "Palestinian patience has run out" and that the groups in Gaza are "ready to escalate and not afraid."

Balloon units launch incendiary and explosive units towards Israel from Gaza Strip