{"id":29975,"date":"2026-10-15T18:17:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/?p=29975"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:20:26","slug":"10th-report-from-gaza-the-threat-of-a-kite-to-win-an-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/en\/10th-report-from-gaza-the-threat-of-a-kite-to-win-an-election\/","title":{"rendered":"10th REPORT FROM GAZA: the threat of a kite to win an election"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-video align_none confirm_load\" data-cookie-name=\"embed_load_confirmed\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iMTDCsCBSZXBvcnQgZGEgR2F6YTogbGEgbWluYWNjaWEgZGkgdW4gYXF1aWxvbmUgcGVyIHZpbmNlcmUgbGUgZWxlemlvbmkiIHdpZHRoPSIyMDMiIGhlaWdodD0iMzYwIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL2VtYmVkL2FfX1VfN2NXNnNNP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgYWxsb3c9ImFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXI7IGF1dG9wbGF5OyBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGU7IGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYTsgZ3lyb3Njb3BlOyBwaWN0dXJlLWluLXBpY3R1cmU7IHdlYi1zaGFyZSIgcmVmZXJyZXJwb2xpY3k9InN0cmljdC1vcmlnaW4td2hlbi1jcm9zcy1vcmlnaW4iIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj48L2lmcmFtZT4=<\/script><div class=\"w-video-privacy\"><p>By loading this video, you agree to the privacy policy of youtube.com.<\/p><p><button class=\"w-btn action_confirm_load us-btn-style_1\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Load Video<\/span><\/button><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p class=\"x12ofw9d\"><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->The kites of Gaza have become one of the most powerful and controversial symbols of the conflict in the Strip: a fragile, childlike object that, depending on who is looking at it, represents play, freedom, resistance\u2014or a threat.<!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p>\n<p><!--\/it--><!--it--><\/p>\n<p class=\"x12ofw9d\"><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->As far as the Israeli security forces are concerned, please don\u2019t laugh, I beg you: yes, the kites flown by Palestinian children, one of the few forms of play still possible in a devastated Gaza, are considered a threat, warranting not merely their \u2018shooting down\u2019, but the destruction of the encampments over which they fly.<!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p>\n<p><!--\/it--><!--it--><\/p>\n<p class=\"x12ofw9d\"><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->So much for \u2018Israel has one of the most powerful armies in the world\u2019\u2026 It\u2019s all a matter of technological intelligence. 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