A dead falcon was found in Southern Israel on Monday with strings attaching it to incendiary material, leading investigators to conjecture that the bird had been sent into Israel as part of the ongoing aerial arson attacks launched from Gaza.
The falcon, a bird of prey native to Israel also known as a kestrel, was found hanging from a burned tree near the Nahal Habesor riverbed not far from the border. As part of the Hamas-led March of Return riots that began on March 30, thousands of incendiary kites and balloons have been flown into Israel, setting fires that have burned thousands of acres of farmland and nature reserves. On the day the falcon was discovered, Israeli firefighters extinguished 15 wildfires ignited by Gazan kites and balloons.
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