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Israel using small remote-controlled airplanes to combat Gaza’s ‘attack kites’
2018-05-13
War of the Toys...
[IsraelTimes] Israel is employing small remote-controlled airplanes to battle the phenomenon of incendiary kites in the Gazoo Strip, Hadashot news reported Friday night.

The military is using the planes, armed with cutting knives on their wings, to cut the kites’ wires, thus preventing them from carrying their payload of Molotov cocktails over the border and sparking fires in Israel.

According to the report on Friday the tiny aircraft’s operators managed to down seven kites flown towards Israel.

For the past several weeks, Gazooks have been regularly flying kites outfitted with containers of burning fuel, often including charcoal and bags of sugar to ensure a long, slow burn.

The kite tactic was introduced as part of the weekly "March of Return" demonstrations at the border fence, which began on March 30 and are due to continue through mid-May.

The kites have regularly sparked fires in Israeli fields.
Another Times of Israel article adds:
With the number of kite attacks now reaching as many as 15 per day, military planners have begun implementing new measures to end the practice, including options drawn from the IDF’s responses to rocket launches and other terror attacks. An IDF official told Walla news that the drones destroyed over 40 burning kites throughout the border demonstrations.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Kill children playing with toys? How criminal!
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-05-13 09:52  

#1  How about "shoot the kite flyers in the head"?
Posted by: Frank G   2018-05-13 06:10  

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