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.
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.
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.
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…