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Palestinian protesters holds ballons and kites before loading them with flammable material to be flown towards Israel, at the Israel-Gaza border in al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip on June 14, 2018. ( AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
June 16, 2018, 8:27 pm
Three said hurt as IAF aircraft fires at Gazans launching flaming balloons
Palestinian incendiary devices cause at least 15 fires inside Israel, destroying hundreds of acres
By TOI staff
File: Israeli firefighters battle a blaze in a field in southern Israel caused by kites flown by Palestinians from the Gaza Strip on June 5, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 16, 2018, 2:15 pm
Incendiary kites, balloons hit Gaza periphery, sparking fires
Firefighters battle blazes near Sderot, Kisufim; one fire raging near a military post
By TOI staff
Children and residents of Kibbutz Nir Am release balloons carrying candy towards the Gaza Strip on June 15, 2018. (Screen capture: Hadashot TV News)
June 15, 2018, 8:01 pm
Israeli children counter flaming kites with peace balloons
Hamas threats to send 5,000 flaming devices from Gaza toward Israel fail to materialize, with residents focused on Eid al-Fitr and World Cup games
By TOI staff
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, leading the Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran on June 15, 2018. (Iranian Supreme Leader's Website/AFP)
June 15, 2018, 2:14 pm
Khamenei: Israel will soon perish, Palestinians should vote on ‘right of return’
Iran’s supreme leader says the main problem with the ‘Zionist regime’ is its ‘fundamental illegitimacy’
By TOI staff and Agencies
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 15, 2018, 11:10 am
Iran leaders focus on Palestinians in Eid messages to nation
Khamenei praises citizens for participating in anti-Israel rallies; Rouhani says he believes ‘Palestine will be returned to owners of the land’
By Agencies and TOI staff
Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (3rd-L) attends morning prayers during the first day of the celebrations of Eid al-Fitr, at the Israel-Gaza border east of Gaza city on June 15, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
June 15, 2018, 11:01 am
Hamas leader joins thousands of Palestinians at fresh Gaza border protest
Israeli sappers defuse booby-trapped balloon in south; terror group threatens to send 5,000 flaming kites, balloons into Israeli territory
By Michael Bachner, Judah Ari Gross and Agencies
File: Masked Palestinians prepare balloons loaded with flammable material to be flown toward Israel, at the Israel-Gaza border in al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip on June 14, 2018. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
June 14, 2018, 10:57 pm
IDF said to mull shooting Gazans preparing fire kites
After warning shots appear to fail to dissuade use of incendiary devices, army reportedly looking into actually targeting suspects
By TOI staff and Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative image of a kite with a Molotov cocktail prepared to be flown by Palestinians during clashes with Israeli security forces on the Gaza Israeli border east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 20, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
June 14, 2018, 6:09 pm
Hamas threatens to launch 5,000 fire kites, balloons Friday
Terror group prepares for fresh protests on Gaza border, warns Israeli communities will ‘live under a siege of kites’
By Michael Bachner and Judah Ari Gross
Incendiary balloons being launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip in May 2018. (Screen capture: Quds news)
June 14, 2018, 5:13 pm
IDF fires warning shot at Gazans preparing ‘fire balloons’, launches airstrike
Palestinians say missile launched by Israeli drone caused no injuries, in second such incident in less than a day
By Judah Ari Gross
A new festive series of 2017 Canadian stamps features Hanukkah, Eid, and Diwali. (courtesy)
November 21, 2017, 12:17 pm
Canada Post introduces its first Hanukkah stamp
With bold geometric design, stamp dedicated to the Jewish Festival of Lights joins others honoring Eid and Diwali in highlighting country’s religious diversity
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Turkish riot police officers block an access to Istiklal Avenue to prevent LGBT rights activists from going ahead with a Gay Pride annual parade on June 25, 2017, in Istanbul, a day after it was banned by the city governor's office. (AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC)
June 25, 2017, 7:43 pm
Turkish police disperse Gay Pride march, fire rubber bullets
At least 22 arrested as Istanbul LGBT activists try to press ahead with event, despite threats and ban from authorities
By Fulya Ozerkan
Screen capture from video showing the moments after a car hit people outside the Westfield Sports Center in Newcastle, England, June 25, 2017. (YouTube/PhuKenh)
June 25, 2017, 3:38 pm
Terror not suspected as car hits pedestrians outside UK Eid event
Woman taken into custody after her vehicle injures six people in Newcastle
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, on June 23, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)
June 25, 2017, 4:40 am
Trump wishes Muslims ‘warm greetings’ for Eid
In lieu of end-of-Ramadan dinner, US president sends statement affirming ‘the importance of mercy, compassion, and goodwill’
By AFP
Illustration: Pakistani Muslims pray before breaking their fast on the start of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Peshawar on May 27, 2017. (AFP/Abdul Majeed)
May 27, 2017, 7:55 pm
Ramadan begins for world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, violently for some
Holy fasting month marred by conflict and bloodshed in countries in the Middle East and around the world
By AFP
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves after a meeting with EU officials at EU headquarters, on the sidelines of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. (AFP/Thierry Charlier)
May 27, 2017, 11:18 am
Tillerson reportedly declines to host annual Ramadan event
Decision breaks longstanding tradition at State Department; agency says still mulling reception to mark Muslim holiday in July
By TOI staff
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