Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon says his office will “immediately” give Gaza-area farmers 50 percent of the estimated costs in damages to their fields caused by flaming kites flown toward Israel from the Gaza Strip.
“Already last month, when the phenomenon of flaming kites began I went to the Gaza area and declared that the State of Israel recognizes the phenomenon as terror for all intents and purposes and the residents will be compensated up to the last shekel,” he says at the faction meeting of his Kulanu party.
Kahlon says 25 claims have been filed, which relate to damage to 5,000 dunams of wheat fields, orchards and irrigation systems.
“In order to make it easier for the farmers to get through this difficult period, we decided today to grant advances of 50% of the estimated cost of damages and the rest will be dealt with as quickly as possible without delays,” Kahlon says.
“Our farmers are strong people who have gone through difficult periods and won’t be broken by the kite terror,” he adds.
An undated photo of an Israeli farmer in the Gaza-area driving his tractor next to a field apparently set aflame by a burning kite flown from the Gaza Strip. (Courtesy)
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