The survey also found that since this recent wave of kite terror, the number of events increased significantly over the past few months. In April of this year, there were only nine fire events, while in June firefighters dealt with 82 events. As of July 5, there have been 138 fire incidents over an area of 180 acres in the region bordering on the Gaza Strip, 120 of which were in forests. The forests that suffered the most serious damage were the Be’eri and Kisufim forests. The regions of Nahal Hanoun, Shovalim, Nahal Habesor, Netivot, Shokeda, Sderot, Erez, G’varam and Yad Mordechai also sustained damage.