From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Kites from Gaza set fire outside kibbutz
Kites from the Gaza Strip, bearing containers of burning fuel, spark a fire in the grasslands outside Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel, the fire department spokesperson says.
Local firefighters are working to put out the blaze, the spokesperson says.
Incendiary kites sparking fires in southern Israel have become a routine occurrence in recent weeks, as more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip adopt the tactic.
טרור העפיפונים נמשך: לפני זמן קצר נחתו 4 עפיפונים בוערים ביער כיסופים וגרמו לדליקה, צוותי כיבוי אש וקק״ל פועלים לכיבוי. בסרטון- ארבעת העפיפונים הבוערים רגע לפני שנחתו ביער.
צילום: חאמד אבו סיאם pic.twitter.com/UtQKm38ELK— Itsik Zuarets איציק זוארץ (@Itsik_zuarets) May 9, 2018
Hundreds of dunams of grassland and agricultural fields have been burned already, as the Israeli military struggles to find an effective way to counter these so-called “terror kites.”
— Judah Ari Gross
The Times of Israel Community.