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Be'eri Forest

Soldiers drive by anemones at a forest near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, on January 21, 2024 (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
January 23, 2024, 3:38 pm
Oblivious to war, Israel’s iconic red anemone blooms again along the Gaza border
The flower is the first of five species of bowl-shaped red blossoms with black centers that bloom one after the other, so as not to compete for pollinating beetles
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Smoke rises following Israeli missile strikes on Gaza City on May 13, 2021. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
August 7, 2021, 1:26 am
IDF strikes Hamas sites in Gaza after arson balloons spark fires in south
Military says it hit Hamas camp and rocket-launching position; Strip residents report blasts in the northern part of coastal enclave
By Emanuel Fabian
Damage is caused to the wall of a home in the southern town of Be'eri near the Gaza border, on August 6, 2021. (courtesy)
August 6, 2021, 10:10 pm
Police said to rule out arson balloon in fire at home in southern Israel
Damage is caused to a wall and outdoor roofing of Be’eri home, no injuries; incident comes after 4 fires started nearby from balloons carrying incendiary devices
By Emanuel Fabian
Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze in southern Israel that was sparked by a ballon-borne incendiary device launched by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, on August 6, 2021. (Moshe Baruchi/KKL-JNF)
August 6, 2021, 5:51 pm
Gaza terror groups send fire balloons into Israel, sparking four blazes
Terror group says launches are in solidarity with Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah fired a rocket barrage at Israel and IDF retaliated with artillery fire
By Emanuel Fabian
Masked Palestinians prepare to launch incendiary balloons across the northern Gaza border toward Israel, on May 8, 2021. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
May 8, 2021, 4:27 pm
Gaza incendiary balloons spark 10 fires in south for a third day
At least 3 blazes burn in the Be’eri nature reserve; balloon-borne attacks come amid heightened tensions in Jerusalem, West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian
Land in southern Israel, near the Gaza border, burns possibly as a result of incendiary balloons sent from Gaza on May 7, 2021. (Moshe Baruchi/KKL-JNF/courtesy)
May 7, 2021, 3:10 pm
Seven fires in south sparked by incendiary balloons launched from Gaza
Damage caused to greenhouse in the Eshkol region; no reports of injuries; balloon-borne attacks occur amid heightened tensions also in Jerusalem, West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian
Land in southern Israel, near the Gaza border, burnt by incendiary balloons sent from Gaza. (Moshe Baruchi/KKL-JNF/courtesy)
May 6, 2021, 6:31 pm
Gaza incendiary balloons spark 6 fires in southern Israel
Terror group says ‘this is just the beginning’ as blazes reported in areas close to the border; slight damage caused to a wheat field in the Eshkol region
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinian protesters from a group calling themselves the 'Night Confusion Units' gather near the Gaza-Israel border east of al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 16, 2020 (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
August 17, 2020, 1:43 am
IDF shells Hamas posts after arson balloon attacks, Gaza border riots
Tanks hit terror group observation posts, after incendiary devices launched from Gaza Strip spark at least 28 bush fires in southern Israel
By ToI Staff
Fires cause by incendiary balloons in the Gaza Strip border region, August 16, 2020 (Channel 13 screenshot)
August 16, 2020, 10:40 pm
Arson balloons spark dozens of fires near Gaza; hundreds riot near fence
Foliage damaged by at least 28 blazes during the day; one balloon lands in yard of building in Netivot, causing no injuries or damage
By ToI Staff
Palestinian fishing boats are seen in the Mediterranean Sea at the port in Gaza City on May 10, 2019. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
June 4, 2019, 2:56 pm
Despite ongoing balloon attacks, IDF extends Gaza fishing zone again
Military allows Palestinians to sail up to 15 nautical miles from shore, days after restricting area to 10 miles
By Judah Ari Gross
Then-Islamic Jihad Deputy Secretary-General Ziad Nakhaleh delivering a speech on August 14, 2018. (Screenshot: Palestine Today)
May 31, 2019, 7:17 pm
Islamic Jihad chief says Gaza groups can fire 1,000 rockets a day at Israel
Arson balloons spark three fires inside Israel; 7,000 Palestinians protest along Gaza border with hundreds rioting, 11 wounded
By ToI Staff
Palestinian fishing boats are seen in the Mediterranean Sea at the port in Gaza City on May 10, 2019. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
May 29, 2019, 7:52 am
Israel reduces Gaza fishing zone again in response to balloon attacks
Boats from coastal enclave limited to 10 nautical miles from coast, three days after permitted area had been increased
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: This picture taken on October 19, 2018 in Nahal Oz, from the Israeli side of the border with the northeast of the Gaza Strip, shows balloons carrying an incendiary device launched by Palestinians. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
May 18, 2019, 10:52 pm
Suspected incendiary device tied to balloon cluster lands in IDF base
Police sappers detonate device that fell in open area of military compound; no injuries or damage caused
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian rioter uses a slingshot to hurl a rock at Israeli troops during Nakba Day protests east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2019. (Thomas COEX / AFP)
May 17, 2019, 12:00 pm
Gaza border protest cancelled due to high temperatures, Ramadan fast
More than 100,000 pray peacefully at al-Aqsa mosque on Temple Mount in Jerusalem for second Friday of Ramadan; Hamas believed trying to calm situation
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. A firefighter extinguishing a fire in a field near the Gaza Strip that was sparked by a flaming object flown from the Palestinian enclave, on June 5, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
May 16, 2019, 4:46 pm
At least 3 brush fires reported in area close to Gaza Strip
Emergency services work to battle flames in Shokeda and Be’eri forests, apparently caused by incendiary balloons; no injuries reported
By ToI Staff
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