"Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, called on Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Thursday to condemn Hamas for its ongoing use of arson attacks that have torched Israeli land and terrorized its citizens.
In recent weeks, thousands of balloons and kites carrying incendiary and makeshift explosive devices have been launched from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, where they have sparked hundreds of fires and caused millions of dollars in property damage.
"For over one hundred days, Hamas terrorists...have used arson kites and other aerial delivery means to set almost 700 fires that have torched thousands of acres, including over 1,500 acres of agricultural fields in Israel. This is a new face of terrorism directly targets the Israeli ecosystem and has caused over $2 million in damages," Ambassador Danon wrote in a letter to the Deputy Secretary General...
'In the interest of protecting the lives of civilians, their livelihood and the productivity of our ecosystem, I request that you strongly condemn Hamas and hold the terrorist organization accountable for these latest attacks,' Danon concluded..."