Go fly a kite

Palestinian schoolchildren participating in summer camps run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza broke the world record for simultaneous kite flying, a UN official said. Around 8,000 boys and girls, ages 10-14, gathered at a beach in the northern Gaza Strip and flew 4,000 kites that carried the four major colors of the Palestinian flag. Slogans were written on some of the kites calling for an end to the Israeli imposed blockade on the Gaza Strip and others called for everlasting peace with Israel. The kites were all hand made by children Chris Guness UN spokesman in Gaza said. Slogans were written on the kites calling on Israel to end more than four years of blockade imposed on the territory. The slogans on the kites called for a lasting peace with Israel and letting the children live in peace and security. The record-setting kite-flying event marked the end of the five-week UNRWA summer camp program.