Israeli fields on fire as Palestinians in Gaza send incendiary balloons over border

Record ID: 1615322

  • Title: Israeli fields on fire as Palestinians in Gaza send incendiary balloons over border
  • Date: 9th May 2021
  • Summary: NEAR GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL (MAY 9, 2021) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS OF DRONE VIDEO SHOWING FIELD BURNING ASHKELON, ISRAEL (MAY 9, 2021) (REUTERS) BRUSH AREA BURNING AT BORDER AREA BETWEEN ISRAEL AND GAZA FIREFIGHTERS USING PLANE TO PUT FIRES OUT TREES BURNING FIREFIGHTERS USING PLANE TO PUT FIRES OUT GAZA CITY, GAZA (MAY 8, 2021) (REUTERS) MEMBER OF THE ZWARI BALLOON UNIT IN GAZA FILLING BALLOON WITH GAS MEMBERS OF BALLOON UNIT PREPARING BALLOONS BALLOONS READY TO BE SENT FLYING TO ISRAELI SIDE OF THE BORDER WITH GAZA MEMBER OF THE ZWARI BALLOON UNIT IN GAZA FILLING BALLOON WITH GAS MEMBER OF THE ZWARI BALLOON UNIT USING LIGHTER TO LIGHT WICK (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MEMBER OF THE ZWARI BALLOON UNIT IN GAZA, UNIDENTIFIED MASKED MAN, SAYING: "This is in support of our brothers in Sheikh Jarrah, we will not leave alone and we will make them (Israelis) regret. God the greatest. Gazans are supporting you." BORDER AREA BETWEEN GAZA AND ISRAEL ISRAELI SECURITY BALLOON AT SKY OVER GAZA PALESTINIAN FLAG VARIOUS OF MEMBERS OF THE ZWARI BALLOON UNIT IN GAZA PREPARING BALLOONS TO SEND THEM FLYING ACROSS THE FENCE TOWARDS ISRAEL MASKED MAN RELEASING BALLOONS TO FLY ACROSS THE FENCE TOWARDS ISRAEL CHANTING IN (Arabic): 'God the greatest' (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MEMBER OF THE ZWARI BALLOON UNIT IN GAZA, UNIDENTIFIED MASKED MAN, SAYING: "We are, members of Zwari unit, telling Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) to leave our brothers in the West Bank, occupied Jerusalem or we will set the border area in fire in support with our brothers in Jerusalem." VARIOUS OF MEMBERS OF THE ZWARI BALLOON UNIT IN GAZA PREPARING BALLOONS BALLOONS IN THE SKY
  • Embargoed: 23rd May 2021 19:30
  • Keywords: Gaza Israel Jersusalem Palestinians Sheikh Jarrah West Bank balloons borders
  • Location: ASHKELON AND NEAR GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL / GAZA CITY, GAZA
  • City: ASHKELON AND NEAR GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL / GAZA CITY, GAZA
  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EC8PQ2V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Israeli firefighters were battling brushfires near the border with Gaza on Sunday (May 9) after Palestinians sent incendiary balloons over the border.
    Members of the Zwari Balloon Unit in Gaza, who prepared incendiary balloons before sending them over the border fence into Israel, said that they were supporting their brothers in Jerusalem.
    Israel said it would respond with force at any act of aggression from Gaza.
    Tensions have mounted in Jerusalem throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, amid growing anger over the potential eviction of Palestinians from Jerusalem homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers.
    Clashes have erupted nightly in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah - a neighbourhood where numerous Palestinian families face eviction in the long-running legal case. Israeli police said dozens of protesters threw stones at officers there on Saturday (May 8).
    (Production: Amir Cohen, Fadi Shana, Mohammed Shana, Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh)
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