Israeli Plane Attacks Kite Flyers in Gaza

Gaza, MINA – An Israeli warplane on Sunday struck a group of Palestinians trying to launch incendiary kites and balloons near border of the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli military.

In a statement, a military spokesperson said the airstrike targeted a squad “that was launching arson balloons from the northern Gaza Strip into Israel”.

Four Palestinians were injured in the attack, Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said in a statement, Anadolu Agendy reported.

According to an Anadolu Agency reporter, the attack targeted a group of kite launchers in the city of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

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In recent weeks, Palestinian activists have been flying flaming kites and balloons over Israeli territory as part of ongoing anti-occupation protests along Gaza border.

Since March, more than 157 people have been martyred and thousands more injured by Israeli army fire during the protests against the decades-long Israeli occupation and 11-year blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its roughly 2 million inhabitants of basic commodities.(R/R04/P2)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA) 

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