Gaza
Kite findings revive settler fears of 2018 Gaza fire campaign.
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Four kites discovered in settlements bordering Gaza, including Nahal Oz and Beeri, have alarmed residents, Shehab Wire reported. The finds recalled the incendiary kite and balloon operations that marked Palestinian resistance tactics in previous years. Officials and residents expressed concern over the discovery, which suggested a possible return to methods used to trigger fires across the border.
The kite-and-balloon campaign had peaked in 2018, when Palestinians repeatedly launched incendiary devices from Gaza to ignite blazes in Israeli settlements and agricultural areas. That tactic had largely faded in subsequent years but remained a point of tension. The latest discovery in multiple settlements signaled a potential revival of the practice, reviving security anxieties among Gaza's border communities.
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