cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/15772020

it is unclear whether the targeted individual is a Palestinian fighter or not. They do not appear to be armed. They are walking along the road alone and do not appear to be posing a threat to anyone.

Open-source analyst Anno Nemo geolocated the footage in Rafael’s post to the al-Tawam area of northern Gaza.

“Based on 2 Google Earth satellite images the video appears to have been taken between 4 June 2024 and 1 December 2024,” Anno Nemo said, adding that possible changes are visible in the area on Sentinel satellite imagery from November 2024.

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“FIREFLY has proven itself in some of the most challenging environments - delivering pinpoint strikes with minimal collateral damage, even in GPS jamming environments and under adverse weather conditions,” the weapons company said on Facebook.

The Rafael drone was designed to be used by ground forces in dense urban areas where “situational awareness is limited, the enemy is fighting from behind cover and the effectiveness of fire support elements is reduced by the close proximity of non-combatants”.

None of those conditions appear to apply to the video posted by Rafael. The drone is designed to be controlled in real time by a single soldier.

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Israel has sold defence equipment to at least 130 countries and is now the eighth biggest arms exporter in the world.

Israeli companies have marketed technology and weapons used on the Palestinian populations of the occupied West Bank and Gaza as “battlefield tested”, a tactic that can be seen in Rafael’s video.