Israeli firefighters extinguish a blaze in a field near the town of Sderot, along the border with the Gaza Strip, on July 31, 2018. The fire was caused by inflammable material that was attached to a balloon or inflated condom and flown across the border by Palestinian protesters.Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
Vivian Bercovici reports in the National Post,
Throughout the summer months, thousands of airborne torches have been launched, burning at least 2,995 hectares (7,400 acres) of land, with recent estimates exceeding 4,450 hectares (11,000 acres). Much of the charred land is agricultural. Much of the burned crops were harvest-ready. Huge tracts of nature reserve have gone up in flames. Civilians living in close proximity to the border have spent their summer indoors. The air is often thick with smoke. Parents fear what might happen to children playing outside.
An Israeli soldier walks through a burned field near the town of Sderot, along the border with the Gaza Strip, on July 31, 2018. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
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