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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 616

Gaza kites

A video posted to on March 7, 2025, is captioned, 'Thank God, we've arrived in Britain,' and shows the reported terror suspect aboard a dinghy with other migrants in the English Channel before being picked up by the UK's Border Force. (Screen capture: Facebook/Abu Wadei Alkassass, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 10, 2025, 8:40 pm
Gazan who prayed for death to all Jews arrested after reaching UK on migrant dinghy
Abu Wadei reportedly left Strip before Oct. 7, previously posed with gunmen, participated in attacks on Israel; British Home Office says he’s been charged with immigration offenses
By ToI Staff
A firefighter works to extinguish a blaze caused by an incendiary device from the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on June 27, 2019. (Fire and Rescue Services)
June 29, 2019, 6:47 pm
Gazan arson balloon sparks fire in southern Israel
Attack comes a day after Israel and Hamas renewed unofficial truce said to include halt of incendiary devices launched across border
By ToI Staff
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks at the opening of the 40th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 25, 2019. (UN Photo/Violaine Martin)
March 6, 2019, 4:11 pm
UN rights chief criticizes Israel’s ‘immediate dismissal’ of report on Gaza
Michelle Bachelet makes no mention of violence by Palestinians during their border protests against Israeli troops
By ToI Staff
Kalniyot at the Be'eri nature reserve, February 4, 2019. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 7, 2019, 10:55 am
In south, red is the new black as scorched lands give way to annual flower craze
Fires that burned 16,000 dunams near Gaza border decimated other plants that usually compete with the seasonal red flower, clearing way for one of the reddest Darom Adoms in years
By Melanie Lidman and Photos and video: Luke Tress
A field of anemone flowers blossoming in Shokeda Forest, in the south of Israel on January 30, 2019. (Dudi Modan/Flash90)
February 2, 2019, 10:33 pm
60,000 flock to south where fields torched by incendiary balloons now bloom
Adom Darom Festival goers celebrate the annual blooming of red anemones as 150,000 Israelis trek through national parks countrywide over the sunny, springlike weekend
By ToI Staff
Ori Sagi with a bottle of 'Otef Aza' beer at the Alexander Beer brewery, January 3, 2019. (Renee Ghert-Zand/TOI)
January 24, 2019, 8:49 am
Brewery’s new ‘Gaza Border Beer’ crafted in support of southern Israel’s farmers
Alexander Beer to donate profits of sales of special edition brew, which is made from wheat that survived torched fields targeted by incendiary devices launched from Gaza
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Tear gas canisters falling amidst Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli forces across the border fence, east of Gaza City, January 18, 2019. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
January 18, 2019, 11:37 pm
IDF says Hamas member arrested after crossing into Israel from Gaza
Man immediately apprehended; Palestinians throw rocks, fire bombs and grenades at Israeli troops during weekly protest, IDF responds with tear gas, live fire
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw tear gas toward Israeli forces during a demonstration along the Israeli fence east of Gaza City on January 18, 2019. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
January 18, 2019, 6:10 pm
10,000 riot along Gaza border; IDF said to respond with tear gas, live fire
Palestinians throw rocks, fire bombs and hand grenades at Israeli troops; Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says 19 wounded
By ToI Staff
This picture taken on January 11, 2019 shows a view of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces across the Gaza-Israel border fence. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
January 12, 2019, 6:11 am
After mass riots on Gaza border, US envoy says Hamas ‘putting lives at risk’
Following death of Palestinian woman amid violent protests, Jason Greenblatt says terror group making ‘cynical use of Gaza’s citizens’ and driving the Strip backward
By ToI Staff
Palestinians climb on the Gaza border fence during riots on Friday January, 11, 2019 (Screencapture/Hadashot news)
January 11, 2019, 4:08 pm
Palestinian woman said killed as 13,000 riot at Gaza fence; IAF hits Hamas posts
Egypt tries to soothe tensions as Strip’s terrorist rulers step up threats of attacks, calling for Israel to let in Qatari cash and for Cairo to reopen Rafah crossing
By Judah Ari Gross
A Palestinian protester displays a kite loaded with an incendiary device before launching it towards Israel, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 29, 2018 (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
January 9, 2019, 9:57 am
Hamas renews funding for incendiary kite units ahead of expected escalation
Terror group set to renew violence amid rising criticism from Gazans, who see recent cash injections from Qatar as easing living conditions only of Hamas members rather than public
By Avi Issacharoff
Dutch politician Rens Reijnierse (Omroep Zeeland screen capture)
October 27, 2018, 2:44 am
Dutch politician praises pro-Palestinian kite show featuring Nazi symbols
Rens Reijnierse of the city of Vlissingen deletes tweet, apologizes after sustaining criticism
By JTA
Illustrative: Masked Palestinians calling themselves the "night confusion units" hold incendiary devices attached to balloons to be flown toward Israel, near the border with Israel east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 26, 2018. (AFP Photo/Said Khatib)
October 7, 2018, 7:28 pm
IDF fires at Gazans launching incendiary balloons at Israel
No word on casualties in strike near Rafah; balloon with bomb affixed lands on kibbutz fence; 5 fires rage in other Israeli communities due to arson attacks
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Firefighters extinguish a blaze near the southern city of Sderot caused by an incendiary balloon launched from the Gaza Strip on July 31, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
October 6, 2018, 8:56 pm
Firefighters battle to control huge blaze said sparked by Gaza arson balloon
Teams working to save the greenhouses at Moshav Ein Habesor; spokesman for rescue services says 7 blazes caused by incendiary balloons launched from the coastal enclave
By ToI Staff
Palestinian protesters gather during a demonstration along the Israeli border fence east of Gaza City on September 21, 2018 as smoke plumes billow from burning tires in the background. (AFP/Said Khatib)
September 21, 2018, 7:26 pm
One Palestinian said killed, 312 wounded, in Gaza border protests
Soldier lightly wounded by shrapnel from explosive device; arson balloons and kites cause seven blazes inside Israel; IAF carries out several strikes on balloon launchers
By ToI Staff
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