Gaza kites

Palestinians load kites and balloons with flammable material in order to fly toward Israel, at the Israel-Gaza border in al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on June 14, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Mahmud Hams)

Israel said to confiscate tens of thousands of balloons en route to Gaza

By TOI staff

Three shipping containers impounded by IDF at port over fears of use as airborne incendiary devices

August 13, 2018, 7:23 am

Israel said to confiscate tens of thousands of balloons en route to Gaza

Three shipping containers impounded by IDF at port over fears of use as airborne incendiary devices

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, August 12, 2018. (Jim Hollander/Pool via AP)

August 12, 2018, 1:48 pm

Netanyahu: Israel won’t accept anything less than a full ceasefire in Gaza

Hamas has paid a heavy price in recent hostilities, Israel has operational plans ready, prime minister says

By TOI staff

A kite carrying incendiaries which landed in an Israeli vineyard in the West Bank, August 6, 2018. (Tura Winery)

August 6, 2018, 12:44 pm

Arson kite lands in West Bank settlement vineyard, causing fire but no damage

Winemakers quickly extinguish flames started by incendiary device, suspected to have been launched from Nablus area

By TOI staff and Jacob Magid

Israeli soldiers walk near an army tank patrolling along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2018. (AFP/Jack Guez)

July 31, 2018, 10:23 pm

Most Israeli Jews back large-scale Gaza offensive if ceasefire fails

Survey finds Israelis split on Assad's recent advances near northern border, but almost all support providing humanitarian aide to Syrian refugees

By TOI staff

Members of the LGBT community and supporters participate in a protest against a Knesset bill amendment denying surrogacy for same-sex couples, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on July 22, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

July 25, 2018, 3:48 am

Majority of Israelis back LGBT protests, new poll finds

Survey demonstrates high levels of backing from Likud, Jewish Home supporters; most voters are dissatisfied with Israel's response to airborne arson attacks from Gaza

By TOI staff

A masked Palestinian man launches a balloon loaded with flammable materials toward Israel, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 17, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB)

July 24, 2018, 7:40 pm

IDF strikes Gaza ‘fire balloon’ launchers, three reported hurt

Military says it targeted 'terrorist squad' carrying out arson attacks from the northern Strip; several balloons reportedly land in Israel

By Judah Ari Gross

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference after his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on June 21, 2018. (AFP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov)

July 22, 2018, 5:41 am

UN chief urges Hamas to stop arson attacks after Gaza violence

Antonio Guterres says 'imperative' for both sides to 'urgently step back from the brink of another devastating conflict'

By TOI staff and Agencies

Soldiers battle a fire at Kibbutz Nahal Oz sparked by a kite loaded with an incendiary device from the Gaza Strip on July 21, 2018. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

July 21, 2018, 1:53 pm

Tense calm in south, but arson kite sparks fire at kibbutz; IDF hits Hamas posts

After killing of IDF officer by Gaza sniper Friday prompts major Israeli raids, ceasefire largely holding; Israeli official says Hamas vowed to halt kite attacks, Hamas denies it

By TOI staff and Agencies

Balloon with suspected incendiary device found in Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood on July 20, 2018. (Israel Police)

July 20, 2018, 2:34 pm

Two incendiary balloons found in yard of Jerusalem home

Police sappers called to Gilo, in capital's southeast, to deal with suspicious objects; neighborhood adjoins West Bank

By TOI staff

The crater caused by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip striking a field outside a community in the Eshkol region on July 19, 2018. (Eshkol security)

July 19, 2018, 5:23 pm

Sirens wail as projectile is fired at Israel after clash on Gaza border

Projectile lands near cowshed in Eshkol-area community; it follows IDF strike on cell launching 'fire balloons' at Israel that killed one Hamas member

By Judah Ari Gross, Adam Rasgon and TOI staff

Illustrative: Gazans load balloons 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)

July 19, 2018, 4:53 pm

IDF airstrike on fire balloon launchers said to kill one Hamas fighter

Palestinians say 2 others injured in Israeli drone attack in Khan Younis area; army says men were members of Hamas terror group; 2 mortar shells fired at soldiers

By TOI staff

July 18, 2018, 4:44 pm

Get better soon, or else: 8 things to know for July 18

Israel is doing its best to show Gaza it's ready to go to war over arson kites and balloons, justified or not; and critics zero in on Netanyahu's ties with Orban, Trump

By Joshua Davidovich

July 17, 2018, 11:18 pm

Army told to prepare for large-scale military operation in Gaza — report

IDF drills to conquer all of Gaza, as Israel said to have warned Hamas it is prepared to embark on campaign in Strip if arson kite launches don't cease by Friday

By TOI staff

July 17, 2018, 1:41 pm

Rolene Marks

You can hate Israel and be kind to animals

Animal lovers, take note: using a majestic falcon as an incendiary device is cruel and unusual

A Hamas training facility in Gaza city destroyed on July 14, 2018 by the air force (IDF spokesperson)

July 15, 2018, 6:57 pm

IDF counters Hamas ‘fake news’ about Gaza target with Arabic-language video

Liaison to Palestinians shares clip showing bombed site was not a playground, as claimed by Gazans, but a training base

By TOI staff