Incendiary balloons

Israel entering unstable paradigm on Gaza border - analysis

Palestinians riot on Gaza border, IDF responds with drone attacks on unmanned Hamas positions * Israel and Hamas both testing boundaries

 Palestinians clash with Israeli forces near the border between Israel-Gaza, in Gaza City, on September 25, 2023.
 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.

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 Israeli Police officers walks with Israeli soldiers as they patrol in Jerusalem on April 1, 2022.

Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli forces in Hebron


The Dutch firefighting couple wielding a water hose along the Gaza border

Raymond and Mirjam Reijnen worked as professional firefighters in the Netherlands before immigrating to a southern border Kibbutz with their three small children.

Mirjam and Raymond Reijnen from the Netherlands are part of the Nahal Oz volunteer fire force created to fight the Gaza fires.

Southern residents to turn to UN to protest incendiary balloons

Despite a reported agreement between Hamas and Israel, 14 fires were sparked by incendiary balloons on Friday, and another two on Saturday.

IDF firefighters extinguishing a fire in Gaza Envelope in south Israel, one of 25 fires in the region today, caused by incendiary balloons, sent by terrorists from Gaza. Gaza Envelope, Jun 27, 2019

Fires rage across southern Israel despite reported agreement with Hamas

The balloons came despite Israel expanding the Gaza fishing zone up to 15 nautical miles starting at 10am and agreed to return 60 boats that had been confiscated from Gazans.

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

Gantz: There should be more fire in Gaza than here

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz added that "Netanyahu fills Hamas' balloons with Helium, and they keep coming, sparking fire after fire."

Benny Gantz

Terror by Fire Heating Up Middle East

Incendiary attacks in Syria, Iraq and Israel have led to severe environmental damage.

FIGHTING A fire in a blazing field.

19 incendiary balloon fires reported in South

COGAT announced on Tuesday that it will stop the transfer of fuel into Gaza in response to incendiary balloons.

FIGHTING A fire in a blazing field.

Israel stops fuel transfer to Gaza following 13 fires on border

The fires started from incendiary balloons, according to suspicions, Mako reported.

FIGHTING A fire in a blazing field.

Dozens of Palestinians injured along fence, 10 fires break out along border

Several fires broke out one after the other as a result of incendiary balloons sent in from the Gaza Strip. Palestinians report that 46 were injured in confrontations with the IDF along the border.

Palestinians protest next to the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, as it is seen from its Israeli side March 30, 2019

Tragedy in the North: Fire in Tsfat, 2-year-old dies from injuries

About 19 people were injured in a fire on the ground floor of an eight-floor building. "The toddler reached us unconscious with burns and after inhaling smoke," said an MDA paramedic.

The fire and rescue forces in Tsfat help citizens out of their building which rose up in flames seemingly due to the extremely warm weather.

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.