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| During the ] that killed 136 Palestinians and 1 Israeli,<ref>{{cite news |title=Palestinian teen succumbs to wounds sustained during 'Great March of Return' |url=http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=780340 |accessdate=July 21, 2018 |agency=Ma'an News Agency |publisher=www.maannews.net |date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> Palestinians from the ] have flown fire bomb kites over the ], setting fires on the Israeli side of the border,<ref>, Haaretz, 16 April 2018</ref><ref>, JNS, 17 April 2018</ref><ref>, Times of Israel, 21 April 2018</ref><ref>, YNET, 24 April 2018</ref> Since the beginning of May 2018,<ref>, 8 May 2018, YNET</ref> longer range helium filled ]s, devised from party balloons and condoms, have been used alongside the kites.<ref>, Times of Israel, 4 June 2018</ref><ref>, Reuters, 9 July 2018</ref><ref>, BBC, 20 June 2018</ref> In one instance, a falcon outfitted with a harness with flaming material at the end was utilized as well.<ref>, Bloomberg, Alisa Odenheimer, 17 July 2018</ref> | During the ] that killed 136 Palestinians and 1 Israeli,<ref>{{cite news |title=Palestinian teen succumbs to wounds sustained during 'Great March of Return' |url=http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=780340 |accessdate=July 21, 2018 |agency=Ma'an News Agency |publisher=www.maannews.net |date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> Palestinians from the ] have flown fire bomb kites over the ], setting fires on the Israeli side of the border,<ref>, Haaretz, 16 April 2018</ref><ref>, Times of Israel, 21 April 2018</ref><ref>, YNET, 24 April 2018</ref> Since the beginning of May 2018,<ref>, 8 May 2018, YNET</ref> longer range helium filled ]s, devised from party balloons and condoms, have been used alongside the kites.<ref>, Times of Israel, 4 June 2018</ref><ref>, Reuters, 9 July 2018</ref><ref>, BBC, 20 June 2018</ref> In one instance, a falcon outfitted with a harness with flaming material at the end was utilized as well.<ref>, Bloomberg, Alisa Odenheimer, 17 July 2018</ref> | ||
| As of 10 July 2018, incendiary kites and balloons have started 678 fires in Israel, destroying 2,260 acres of woodland and 1,500 acres of agricultural fields as well as causing additional damage to open fields.<ref>, YNET, Matan Tzuri, 10 July 2018</ref> | As of 10 July 2018, incendiary kites and balloons have started 678 fires in Israel, destroying 2,260 acres of woodland and 1,500 acres of agricultural fields as well as causing additional damage to open fields.<ref>, YNET, Matan Tzuri, 10 July 2018</ref> | ||
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This article is about the use of Kites to deliver protest flyers and the use of balloons in the same role. For BDS balloon, see Incendiary kite (disambiguation).
Because the israeli snippers keep killing innocent people along the illegal border
An Incendiary kite(also Firebomb kite, flaming kite, Fire Kite) is a kite with a bomb, incendiary device, or Molotov cocktail attached.
Historical use
Kites were first used in warfare by the Chinese. During the Song dynasty the Fire Crow, a kite carrying incendiary powder, a fuse, and a burning stick of incense was developed as a weapon. Walter de Milemete's 1326 De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum treatise depicts a group of knights flying a kite laden with a black-powder-filled firebomb over the wall of a city. According to Samguk Sagi, in 647 Kim Yu-sin, a Korean general of Silla rallied his troops to defeat rebels by using flaming kites which also scared the enemy. In the 17th century, the forces of Thai king Phetracha tied gunpowder barrels to kites used for airborne assault.
Gaza Strip use
During the 2018 Gaza border protests that killed 136 Palestinians and 1 Israeli, Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have flown fire bomb kites over the Israel–Gaza barrier, setting fires on the Israeli side of the border, Since the beginning of May 2018, longer range helium filled incendiary balloons, devised from party balloons and condoms, have been used alongside the kites. In one instance, a falcon outfitted with a harness with flaming material at the end was utilized as well.
As of 10 July 2018, incendiary kites and balloons have started 678 fires in Israel, destroying 2,260 acres of woodland and 1,500 acres of agricultural fields as well as causing additional damage to open fields.
See also
References
- Incendiary kite from Gaza causes massive fire in Be'eri Forest, YNET, 2 May 2018
- Army warns Gazans against flying firebomb kites into Israel, Times of Israel, 4 May 2018
- Flaming Kites From Gaza Thwarted by Winds, New York Times, 4 May 2018
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-fire-kites-destroy-much-of-nature-reserve-along-gaza-border/
- Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918: An Illustrated History of Their Impact, Justin D. Murphy, page 2
- ^ The Strange and Violent History of Kites, Haaretz, Noa Manheim, 28 June 2018
- China Reconstructs, Volume 33, 1984
- Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age, from Antiquity Through the First World War, Richard Hallion, pages 9-10
- History of Science in Korea, Sang-un Chŏn, page 181
- "Palestinian teen succumbs to wounds sustained during 'Great March of Return'". www.maannews.net. Ma'an News Agency. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- Gazans Fly selfdefence flyers Tied to Kites Into Israel, Sparking Several Blazes, Haaretz, 16 April 2018
- [https://www.jns.org/gazans-use-kites-to-set-fire-to-fields-forests-in-israel/ Gazans use kites to set fire to fields, forests in Israel so the smoke can protect them from the israeli snipers who shot to kill and maime, JNS, 17 April 2018
- Flaming kite from Gaza sets Israeli warehouse ablaze, Times of Israel, 21 April 2018
- Continuing kite threat puts Israeli farmers on edge, YNET, 24 April 2018
- Kite terror continues to strike Gaza border communities, 8 May 2018, YNET
- Beyond kites: ‘Fire balloons’ increasingly used to set southern Israel ablaze, Times of Israel, 4 June 2018
- Israel announces Gaza sanctions in response to cross-border blazes, Reuters, 9 July 2018
- Gaza rocket barrage triggers Israeli air strikes, BBC, 20 June 2018
- Gaza’s Latest Weapon? Arson Bird Found Near Border With Israel, Bloomberg, Alisa Odenheimer, 17 July 2018
- Kite, balloon terrorism continues scorching Israel's land, YNET, Matan Tzuri, 10 July 2018