Israel has accused Hamas of using children and says the kites could pose a threat, years after a wave of incendiary kites and balloons sparked fires in Israeli farmland.
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – There are few joys left for 10-year-old Ahmed Hamdouna, whose childhood has already been scarred by years of war and displacement in Gaza. Now, what little reprieve he found playing with scraps of plastic and sticks has also been torn away, as Israel warns it will step up military operations in the territory if kites continue to land on the Israeli side of the border.
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