Huge incendiary kite from Gaza lands on kibbutz power lines, cutting the power to the entire area
A large incendiary kite launched from Gaza landed on power lines near Kibbutz Sufa, sparking a quick operation by employees from the Israeli Electric Corporation to remove the device before a fire was started.
The 4-meter (about 13-foot) kite, which landed on Friday, caused a power outage at the kibbutz and in the surrounding area. It was removed from the high-voltage wires by electric company workers using a crane.
In another community near the Gaza Strip, police sappers neutralized an incendiary balloon flown over from the Palestinian enclave that landed next to a dining room in an Israeli community in the Eshkol Region.
In response, the Israeli military on Saturday targeted several cells responsible for launching flaming balloons in the northern Gaza Strip. Reports in Palestinian media said two people were lightly injured in the Israeli strikes in El-Bureij.
Earlier, another incendiary device sparked a fire in the Nir Am nature reserve. The blaze was largely under control by Saturday afternoon, according to the Parks Authority.
Photos; The kite, and one of the fires on Friday
Vids: The latest Friday Gaza border clashes, and residents of communities around the Gaza Strip protest in Tel Aviv against the government failure to deal with the security situation with Hamas