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Netanyahu, Katz issue threat to Hamas over kites landing in Israel

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Newest development Aug 25, 2026 · 2 reportsGaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have threatened a military response to kites landing in southern Israel.

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  1. Israel threatens attacks in Gaza over children’s kites

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

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    Gaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas

    Headline from Honolulu Star-Advertiser ·

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  1. UPI

    Netanyahu, Katz issue threat to Hamas over kites landing in Israel (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have threatened a military response to kites landing in southern Israel.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Israel accused of using kites as pretext to justify escalating Gaza attacks (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel has threatened Palestinian groups against launching 'kites, drones, and balloons' from the war-torn enclave.

  3. BBC News

    Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites flown from Gaza (opens BBC News)

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    Hamas says the kites found in Israeli border communities in recent days were launched by children in Gaza.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Israel threatens attacks in Gaza over children’s kites (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel has threatened intensified attacks and forced displacement in Gaza over children’s kites

  5. Redacted

    Israel Warns About Terrorist…Kites? (opens Redacted)

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    Israel has warned that Hamas may be planning new attacks using “kites and balloons.” This is based on actual reporting, even if it sounds like bad fiction. The IDF has been told to “adopt a policy of zero containment and zero tolerance toward the launching of kites and balloons from Gaza.

  6. Al-Monitor

    Gaza parents urged to stop kids flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Gaza parents have been warned to stop their children flying kites in the war-ravaged enclave, after Israel threatened a forceful response if the Hamas militant group revives a tactic of launching incendiary kites over the border.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Gaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    CAIRO >> Gaza parents have been warned to stop their children flying kites in the war-ravaged enclave, after Israel threatened a forceful response if the Hamas militant group revives a tactic of launching incendiary kites over the border.

  8. France 24

    US-led Gaza peace board warns Hamas over kites after Israeli threat (opens France 24)

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    The US-led board overseeing the Gaza peace plan warned Hamas on Tuesday to halt militant activity, including flying kites, after Israel threatened retaliatory strikes. A Board of Peace official said Israel must also respect the ceasefire, limiting military action to responses to “genuine and imminen…

  9. Al Jazeera

    Children in Gaza fear flying their kites after Israeli threat (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A 10-year-old boy who makes kites says he is afraid to fly them after Israel threatened to treat kites as acts of war.

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