(Israel Hayom) Nikki Guttman - At least 40 fires raged in Israeli communities bordering Gaza on Wednesday as a result of burning kites and balloons launched from Gaza, bringing the total to over 1,000 fires in the past three months. Israeli children who come across a stray kite or balloon have been taught to back away and tell their parents to call the army. Bruria Karni-Hadas, a resident of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, said Wednesday, "We're talking about enormous areas that have been burned down; about people's livelihood; about ecological damage and harm to our health, because heaven knows what we're inhaling....There's always an odor of burning in the air. Every time I leave the house, I see a layer of smoke hanging over the region."
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