Current sectionGaza NewsIsrael's defense minister ordered the military to target Hamas by 'any means necessary,' after four kites found in Israeli territory were launched from Gaza, renewing concerns of Israeli border community residents of a possible escalation on the borderShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEden Solomon09:48 PM • August 23 2026 IDTIsrael's Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israeli military on Sunday to "act immediately and forcefully" against any launches from the Gaza Strip toward Israeli communities after four kites believed to have crossed from Gaza were found on the grounds of Kibbutz Nahal Oz over the weekend.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasIDFGazaIsrael-Gaza WarGaza rocketsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankEisenkotTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastEx-spy Jonathan Pollard Joins Former Deputy Minister's New Right-wing PartyKatz Orders IDF to Retaliate 'Forcefully' Against Kites Launched From GazaHead of Caucasian Crime Ring Shot Dead in Gas Station in Northern IsraelNetanyahu Shares 'Personal Phone Number' Inviting Israelis to Contact HimIsrael Earmarked Negev Land for Bedouin. Now It May Sell It OffRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive