A falcon carrying what is suspected to be an incendiary device from Gaza was found dead Thursday evening in the Eshkol Regional Council, which borders the Gaza Strip.

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The dead falcon was found hanging off an automatic irrigation line, with a wire tied to his leg affixed with the suspected incendiary device.

Israel Nature and Parks Authority personnel as well as a police sapper were called to the scene to neutralize the incendiary device.

(Photo: Eshkol Regional Council)

This is not the first time residents of the Gaza border area witness animal abuse in an effort to carry out a terror attack.

A few weeks ago, a common kestrel, which is a type of falcon, was found dead hanging from a tree west of the Besor stream, not far from the strip's border.

The kestrel was wearing a harness that was linked to a steel wire at the other end of which was the incendiary device, making it likely it came from the Gaza Strip.