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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 340

hot air balloons

The scene where a man fell to his death from a hot air balloon near Afula, northern Israel, October 19, 2021(Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
October 19, 2021, 5:13 pm
‘Makes me shudder’: Man photographed hot air balloon operator before fatal fall
Resident of northern Israel says he thought Yogev Cohen was ‘doing tricks’ when he snapped a photo of Cohen hanging on the outside of the aircraft
By ToI Staff
The scene where a man fell from a hot air balloon and died near Afula, northern Israel, October 19, 2021(Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
October 19, 2021, 8:39 am
Man dies in fall from hot air balloon onto moving car
Police say unclear why crew member was hanging on the outside of balloon during take-off near Afula; car occupants suffer no physical injuries
By ToI Staff
Hot air balloons take off from the Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on July 25, 2020 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 25, 2020, 11:54 am
Rising to the occasion, quiet Ben Gurion Airport sees 1st hot air balloon launch
As airspace is cleared for historic flights, one operator sees silver lining, says it’s an example of something special resulting from the coronavirus pandemic
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israelis enjoy the annual International Hot Air Balloon Festival at the Harod Spring National Park, in the Gilboa region, northern Israel, on August 3, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 25, 2018, 3:07 pm
PM says government to pay for scrapped hot air balloon festival near Gaza
Costs of annual major event, called off in August due to escalating violence, won’t fall on local, regional councils
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative: Hot air balloons floating over the Nile River in Luxor at sunrise (iStock)
January 5, 2018, 6:19 pm
South African tourist killed in Egypt balloon crash, 12 injured
Tourists often take early morning hot air balloon rides over Luxor and the ancient Egyptian temples
By AFP
The SkyStar 180 balloon by RT Technologies (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 10, 2014, 7:49 pm
Start-up’s ‘smart balloons’ help quest for peace in Jerusalem
As far as Jerusalem’s mayor is concerned, RT’s aerial surveillance system is a proven deterrent to unrest
By David Shamah
A hot-air balloon flies over the city of Luxor, Egypt, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
April 21, 2013, 11:06 pm
Egypt resumes hot-air balloon sightseeing, following deadly crash
Tourists in Luxor can once again view ancient tombs, Valley of the Kings from the air
Flowers are laid by Japanese travel agent Okumura Hatsuko and Luxor's mayor Ezzat Saad, both unseen, to pay respect to Japanese tourists that died from a hot air balloon accident, in Luxor, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013(photo credit: AP/ Nasser Nasser)
February 27, 2013, 11:44 pm
Balloon disaster sinks tourism in already hurting town
Luxor, in southern Egypt, depends on visitors to drive economy; anger voiced at Morsi for not commenting on tragedy
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Illustrative photo of hot air balloons over Luxor, Egypt (photo credit: CC BY OsvaldoROVE/Flickr)
February 26, 2013, 9:00 am
Hot air balloon crash in Egypt kills 18 foreign tourists
Fire and explosion sent balloon plummeting from the sky west of Luxor, official says
By Haggag Salama
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