Incendiary kites

Police sappers working around the clock to neutralize balloon terror

Israel Police conduct searches on a daily basis to make sure that incendiary devices are found and neutralized.

|ByTZVI JOFFRE
A FIRE caused by a balloon launched from Gaza.
A Palestinian incendiary balloon that landed in a field in Israel

U.S. human rights group sued for funding Palestinian balloon terror

“This landmark case exposes a shocking and multi-layered planned conspiracy and campaign aimed at manipulating the public,” said Adv. Yifa Segal of the International Legal Forum.

|ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
A fire burns in scrubland on the Israeli side of the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, near kibbutz Gevaram

IDF reports dramatic decrease in fires in southern Israel over past year

It took an average of 5 minutes for firefighters to get to the scene in 2019 compared to an average of 8 minutes in 2018.

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

Flaming Gaza balloons threaten to ignite violence

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

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM, TOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH

Gazan killed, three more wounded while trying to cross border fence

Series of incidents on Israel's southern front signals possible escalation on the horizon

JUNE 18, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Palestinians protesting on the Gaza side of the border between Israel and Gaza, June 2018