Gaza Parents Urged to Stop Children Flying Kites After Israel Warning to Hamas
- Gaza parents, coordinated with Hamas authorities, have been urged to stop their children from flying kites to protect them from harm following Israel's warning against the use of incendiary kites.
- Israel warned that any further kite or balloon launches towards Israeli territory would be treated as terrorist acts and met with strong military responses, including possible evacuations of launch sites.
- Since the 2025 ceasefire, Israeli airstrikes have continued in Gaza, resulting in casualties including militants, displaced civilians, and Palestinians according to reports from Gaza health officials and the Israeli military.
- Hamas criticized ceasefire mediators, condemning Israel's characterization of children's kite flying as militant activity amid ongoing military actions.
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Gaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas
Gaza parents have been warned to stop their children flying kites in the war-ravaged enclave, after Israel threatened a forceful response if the Hamas militant group revives a tactic of launching incendiary kites over the border. The popular committees, comprising representatives of local non-governmental organizations and charities that run Gaza displacement camps and shelters, issued the warning in a statement late on Monday. The announcement …
The Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, has warned the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) this Thursday that any comet or balloon flying over the Gaza Strip to border territory will be considered a “terrorist act” from now on. “The ultimatum that we issued after the launch of balloons and kites from the Gaza Strip to the Negev communities has ended. We make it clear that, from our perspective, each launch is a terrorist act in the full sense…
Israel has also declared war on children's kites in Gaza.
Israel's warnings about a possible escalation of its military operations in Gaza have led Palestinian families to forbid their children from making and flying kites, one of the few forms of entertainment available to children amid the devastation caused by the conflict. Israel considers these toys a potential security threat and accuses Hamas of using them for military purposes. The concern grew after the discovery of several kites in southern I…
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