This Thursday afternoon, thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip will attempt to smash a world record as they stage the largest-ever kite flying event in history.

Organized by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), the kite fliers will attempt to launch no less than 15,000 kites along the shores of the Mediterranean. They hope to break the world record set by China in April when kite enthusiasts in Shandong province flew 10,465 kites.

“Taking on the might of China is a daunting feat for the children of Gaza,” said UNRWA acting director in Gaza, Christer Nordahl.

They will attempt to beat the Guinness world record by outdoing the Chinese by more than 4,500 kites.

This summer, UNRWA summer camps already brougth world records for the largest number of people flying parachutes from the ground, dribbling footballs simultaneously and producing the world’s largest-ever handprint painting.

UNRWA, a UN agency set up uniquely for Palestinian refugees, was established in 1949 and currently services five million people in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria as well as in Gaza and the West Bank.