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IDF says 4 kites apparently flown from Gaza were found in Nahal Oz; nothing suspicious found on kites, no danger to public
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Four kites apparently flown from the Gaza Strip landed in Kibbutz Nahal Oz over the weekend, according to the military.
One kite was found yesterday in the kibbutz, and three more were found this morning. The IDF says it assesses that the kites were flown from the Strip.
The IDF says that “no suspicious findings were identified on the kites” and that “at no stage was there any danger to the public.”
מתגברים העפיפונים מעזה. 3 נמצאו בעוטף בפחות מיממה, סה"כ כשמונה עפיפונים בכמה שבועות pic.twitter.com/JKaIWJCz4W
— אסף פוזיילוב (@pozailov1) August 22, 2026
In 2018, Palestinian terrorists launched kites carrying incendiary devices at Israeli border communities, setting fire to wide swaths of land.
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