In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “militant group in gaza who claim to be responsible for launching incendiary kites and incendiary balloons into”. Today it says “militant group in gaza”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Sons of Zouari ( Arabic : أبناء الزواري ) are a militant group in Gaza , responsible for launching incendiary kites and balloons into Israel causing damage to fields and land, during the 2018 Gaza border protests . The group's incendiary balloons are usually attached with Molotov cocktails, grenades, and other flammable materials, and inflated with helium. The wind from the Mediterranean sea allows the kites and balloons to float into Israeli territory and cause damage to farmland, forests, and wildlife. The group is named after Hamas’s chief drone expert and engineer Mohamed Zouari , inspired by his method of "invasion by air" as he supervised an unmanned aircraft during the 2014 Gaza War . In June 2018, the Israeli Air Force targeted the car of one of the group's leaders, though the car was empty at the time. The group targets both houses and land. Damage by kites has caused damage to thousands of acres of Israeli farmland near Gaza during the 2018 Gaza border protests. "Activists Use "Firebomb Kites" to Set Fire to Israeli Fields and Houses: Hundreds of Kites Will Be Flown toward the Enemies - Scenes from Gaza "Return March" " . "Gaza 'kite unit' vows attacks will continue despite report of Hamas-ordered halt" . i24NEWS .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Sons of Zouari are a militant group in Gaza who claim to be responsible for launching incendiary kites and incendiary balloons into Israel causing damage to fields and land, during the 2018 Gaza border protests . The group's name is a reference to Hamas’s chief drone expert and engineer Muhammad Zouari. In June 2018, the IAF targeted the car of one of the group's leaders, though the car was empty at the time. The group targets both houses and land. Damage by kites has caused damage to thousands of acres of Israeli farmland near Gaza during the 2018 Gaza border protests. "Activists Use "Firebomb Kites" to Set Fire to Israeli Fields and Houses: Hundreds of Kites Will Be Flown toward the Enemies - Scenes from Gaza "Return March" " . "Gaza 'kite unit' vows attacks will continue despite report of Hamas-ordered halt" . i24NEWS .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Sons of Zouari are a militant group in Gaza who claim to be responsible for launching incendiary kites and balloons into Israel causing damage to fields and land, during the 2018 Gaza border protests . The group's name is a reference to Hamas’s chief drone expert and engineer Muhammad Zouari [ ar ] . In June 2018, the IAF targeted the car of one of the group's leaders, though the car was empty at the time. The group targets both houses and land. Damage by kites has caused damage to thousands of acres of Israeli farmland near Gaza during the 2018 Gaza border protests. "Activists Use "Firebomb Kites" to Set Fire to Israeli Fields and Houses: Hundreds of Kites Will Be Flown toward the Enemies - Scenes from Gaza "Return March" " . "Gaza 'kite unit' vows attacks will continue despite report of Hamas-ordered halt" . i24NEWS .
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militant group in gaza who claim to be responsible for launching incendiary kites and incendiary balloons into
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militant group in gaza
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