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Kite apparently flown from Gaza lands in Kibbutz Nir Oz, 2nd such incident in recent weeks; residents express concern
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A kite apparently flown from the Gaza Strip landed in Kibbutz Nir Oz yesterday, the second such incident in recent weeks, according to the border community.
“In the past two weeks, two kites that crossed from the Gaza Strip were located and landed within the kibbutz area. For the residents of Nahal Oz, this is a serious incident that illustrates that the security reality has not changed sufficiently,” the community says in a statement.
In response to a query, the IDF says that yesterday it located a kite in Nahal Oz.
“No suspicious findings were identified on the kite,” the military says.
The IDF says the incident is still under review, while a military source says that the kite likely came from the Gaza Strip.
In 2018, Palestinian terrorists launched kites carrying incendiary devices at Israeli border communities, setting fire to wide swaths of land.
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