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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip used kites, balloons and burning condoms to try to unleash forest fires across the Israeli border – and now a bird, according to Israeli authorities.
A hawk equipped with a harness A steel wire with flammable materials in the end, was found hanging in a tree near the Gaza border, said the Israeli Nature Authority and Parks in a statement Tuesday. Inspectors who extinguished a nearby fire found the bird dead Monday afternoon, according to the authority.
This is the first time that an animal has been used to set off fires during weekly border protests that began in late March. The organization said it was considering filing a complaint under international treaties on the use of an animal for what it calls terrorism. "Apparently, it is not enough to destroy nature with kites". An Israeli soldier attempts to extinguish a fire in a forest near Kibbutz Nahal Oz along the border with the Gaza Strip on July 17, after being caused by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP / Getty Images [19659004] Fires sparked by incendiary devices from Gaza burned nearly 7,000 acres of nature reserves and agricultural land in southern Israel, causing fires. more than $ 2 million in damage, according to Israeli estimates. Airborne incendiary devices have become the weapon of choice for Hamas, which has set up a unit dedicated to the manufacture of kites and incendiary balloons. Since the protests began in late March, Israeli troops have shot dead more than 140 Palestinians, some of them unarmed.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this week that Israel would not allow Palestinians to continue sending incendiary kites to Israel. targeted several squads releasing what he called "incendiary balloons", injuring two Palestinians in the middle of the launch Tuesday. In retaliation for the arson, Israel on Monday announced new restrictions on goods destined for Gaza, stating that it would stop fuel and gas transfers while continuing to allow food and medicine.
Hazem Qbadem, Hamas spokesman about the hawk, but describes the arsenal of balloons and kites as "non-military means" to fight what he calls the "hawk". Israeli occupation of Gaza.
With the help of Saud Abu Ramadan of Bloomberg
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