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


Netanyahu: We are prepared for every scenario in Gaza

Netanyahu's comments come amid persistent reports of a lack of agreement within the security cabinet of how best to deal with incendiary kites being launched from Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the International Homeland Security Forum conference in Jerusalem

Analysis: IDF trying to establish new strike for kite equation in Gaza

Palestinians respond to airstrikes with rockets. All this adds up to increased chances of escalation.

In the Gaza arena a new kite-strike equation is being put into practice

From incendiary kites to burning tires

Palestinians are violating international humanitarian and environmental law.

Palestinians prepare an incendiary device attached to a kite before trying to fly it over the border fence with Israel, on the eastern outskirts of Jabalia, on May 4, 2018.

Gazan killed, four wounded while trying to cross border fence

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

Palestinians protesting on the Gaza side of the border between Israel and Gaza, June 2018

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

Palestinians protesting on the Gaza side of the border between Israel and Gaza, June 2018

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

Palestinians protesting on the Gaza side of the border between Israel and Gaza, June 2018