Several incendiary balloons flown from the Gaza Strip on Friday caused fires in seven different locations in Israeli settlements near the border fence with the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to Yediot Aharonot newspaper 100 balloons flown from Gaza caused fires in seven Israeli locations near the border.
Hebrew-speaking sources said fires triggered by incendiary balloons from Gaza inflicted heavy damage estimated at $2.5 million.
Kites also led to the destruction of 5000 dunums of agricultural fields along with agricultural equipment over the past three months.
Incendiary kites and balloons have been launched into Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests launched on March 30 at the Gaza border to call for Palestinians’ right of return to their motherland.
