Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned of "forceful" military action after roughly ten kites — and some balloons and drones — crossed from Gaza into southern Israeli communities over the weekend, including Kibbutz Nahal Oz (a farming settlement about 800 metres from the Gaza border). The Israeli military said the kites carried no explosives or suspicious materials, but officials vowed "zero tolerance," with Katz stating that a kite would be treated the same as a drone regardless of whether it carried a payload. Hamas denied responsibility, saying the objects were toys launched by children in displacement camps seeking "innocent childhood amid the rubble," and accused Israel of fabricating a pretext to justify continued air strikes despite an October ceasefire — strikes that killed at least two people, including a four-year-old boy, in central Gaza over the weekend.