Three killed in strikes on Gaza as Israel renews threats over kite-flying

Israeli defence minister renews threat to expel Palestinians from any areas where kites or balloons are being flown in Gaza.Published On 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026At least three Palestinians have been killed in separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, medics and local media reported.This comes as Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz on Thursday renewed his threat to expel Palestinians from any area in Gaza where kites were being flown.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Displaced Palestinians in Gaza face intensifying Israeli strikeslist 2 of 3Palestine weekly: After Kushner departs, Israel escalates Gaza attackslist 3 of 3Israel accused of using kites as pretext to justify escalating Gaza attacksend of listOne Palestinian was killed and others injured in an Israeli attack on a tent housing displaced people west of Gaza City on Thursday, a source at Al-Shifa Hospital said.An Israeli drone strike also hit a tent sheltering displaced people in the al-Mawasi area in western Khan Younis, killing one person and injuring others, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.Separately, an Israeli drone targeted an electric bicycle near the al-Sinaa intersection west of Gaza City, k...