Incendiary kites

Board of Peace demands Israel comply with Gaza ceasefire, calls for end to kite attacks

Israeli officials warned the BoP on Sunday that Israel would escalate its activity in the Gaza Strip if the launches were not halted within 72 hours, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.

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.
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

The kite, which crossed from Gaza to Israel, didn't carry any explosive devices.

Israel must remember the danger carried by Gaza kites, Hamas dictating tempo at border - editorial

Kite launched from Gaza found in Nahal Oz.

Kite launched from Gaza found in Nahal Oz, in seventh security breach in less than a month


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.

JNF speaking tour raising awareness on agriculture devastation kicks off

“Unfortunately, as the danger increased over the last 3.5 months, the Gaza border residents watched their region become largely reduced to an ecological disaster area,” said Betsy Fischer, Chair of the Gaza Envelope Task Force.

Fires rage in southern Israel as a result of incendiary kites and balloons launched from the Gaza Strip

Child abuse, not child’s play

This latest form of Palestinian terrorism has destroyed hundreds of hectares of Israeli land. One of the saddest aspects of this horrible campaign is the cynical use of children by Hamas.

A KITE flies over the Gaza border into an area where incendiary kites and balloons have caused major fires in southern Israel.