A senior Israeli official has called for Israel to kill Palestinians who launch flaming kites into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
Protesters have begun sending the kites, laden with flaming rags or small explosives, during mass demonstrations near the Israeli border in recent weeks.
During a tour of the border area, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan called on the army to treat kite launchers “just like any other terrorist” and called for “targeted killings” against them.
He also said Hamas commanders should be targeted as punishment for the kites.
Israel’s high-tech army has not been able to figure out a way stop the primitive kites. Some 200 have floated across the border, torching over 2,000 acres (809.40 hectares) of farmland.
On Tuesday, a large fire erupted next to a college in the border town of Sderot, covering the campus in smoke. No injuries were reported.
(AP)
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I am thinking something like a high-flying drones fitted with claws and receiving remote control navigation. The patrolling drone detects the kite, intercepts it, grabs it, and by remote signals, dumps it straight down on the Gazans who set them out in the first place.
Inexpensive.
or how about a drone with fie-retardant…..and what about using those big trucks that they use at the hafganas to water everyone down?
If they can detect the Gazans that launched them, they don’t necessarily need to return the kite to them. Once the kite is neutralized, they could also drop a bomb on them. I am thinking that he meant if that would stop them BEFORE they launch the kite.
The problem is that they are likely using children or other seemingly ‘innocent’ creatures for this, Especially since it does not require combat training or putting yourself into the direct path of danger.
Where is Ben Franklin when you need him?
We should Daven to the Mashiv Haruach to make the wind blow the kites back onto their makers. Halevai we would be zocheh.