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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Airborne Molotov cocktail from Gaza starts a fire in Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA fire broke out in a grove outside Kibbutz Be’eri, near the Gaza border, after a kite bearing a container of burning liquid was flown into it from the coastal enclave, in the fourth such incident in as many days, according to the local fire station.
A spokesman from the station says firefighters are working to put out the blaze, but that it is not yet under control.
This method of airborne arson was attempted on Friday, but failed. However, every day since, Gazans have succeeded in flying kites to which they had affixed Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices into Israeli territory.
The IDF did not immediately comment on plans to combat the practice.
— Judah Ari Gross
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