Minister: Flying incendiary kites from Gaza like firing rockets

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, a member of the high-level security cabinet, says Palestinians who send incendiary kites and balloons over the border into southern Israel should receive the same treatment as terrorists who fire rockets.

“A kite at the Gaza border area should be treated like a rocket at [the city of] Ashkelon,” Shaked tells reporters during a tour of areas surrounding the Strip.

“The State of Israel must use an iron fist against those who launch incendiary kites and against terror operatives,” she adds.

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