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US-led Gaza peace board warns Hamas over kites after Israeli threat
The US-led board overseeing the Gaza peace plan warned Hamas on Tuesday to halt militant activity, including flying kites, after Israel threatened retaliatory strikes. A Board of Peace official said Israel must also respect the ceasefire, limiting military action to responses to “genuine and imminent threats.”
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Hamas says the kites found in Israeli border communities in recent days were launched by children in Gaza.
Israel has threatened intensified attacks and forced displacement in Gaza over children’s kites
Netanyahu warns of 'targeted strikes' if Hamas doesn't stop kites from flying toward Israel
A year on from an Israeli double strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed 22 Palestinians, including journalists and rescue workers, no one has been held accountable.
Gaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas
Gaza child breaks down in tears after an Israeli threat over kites
The US-led board overseeing the Gaza peace plan warned Hamas on Tuesday to halt militant activity, including flying kites, after Israel threatened retaliatory strikes. A Board of Peace official said Israel must also respect the ceasefire, limiting military action to responses to “genuine and imminent threats.”
Hamas has pledged to hand over its weapons as part of the US plan for Gaza, which Israeli PM Netanyahu has rejected.
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