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| Large blazes scorch kibbutz fields in apparent fresh Gaza kite attacks | |
| 2018-06-04 | |
| [IsraelTimes] Large fires broke out Sunday in fields outside towns belonging to kibbutzim near the border with the Gazoo Strip, apparently as a result of a flaming kite sent from the Paleostinian enclave, according to fire and rescue services. Firefighters worked with local residents to put out the blaze in the fields of the kibbutzim: Nir Am, Or Haner and Be’eri. As a result of the fire, the southbound lane of the Route 34 highway was closed to traffic. Officials said that since the start of the protests the kites had set over 270 fires, destroying some 25,000 dunam (6,200 acres), or more than a third of all the land adjacent to the Strip.
Gaza’s airborne firebombs are getting smarter, and reaching farther [IsraelTimes] Hadashot television news reports that the fires sparked by Gazooks in southern Israel today are reaching farther into Israel because the Gazooks have changed their tactics. In recent weeks, Gazooks have launched Molotov cocktail-carrying kites into Israel, where they fell into dry fields and sparked major brushfires. Today, authorities are battling helium balloons carrying long-burning materials like charcoal. The balloons are capable of flying several kilometers into Israel and sparking fires farther afield. Firefighters are battling at least four brushfires today sparked by Gazook arsonists | |
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