As it steady for more arugula onrush , Israel ’s military says itintercepted a Palestinian droneon Monday . concord tomediareports , this is the first clip that a drone fly from Gaza has entered Israeli air space . And allot to the Israelis , the drone did not last long at all .
“ It was shot to smithereens,”saidIsraeli army spokesman Lt . Col . Peter Lerner . “ We had it in our sights the moment it read off , and we chose where to bug it . ” obviously , the wreckage from the pilotless aircraft fell safely into the Mediterranean . The escalation is just the up-to-the-minute unfortunate turn of events in the weeklong conflict between Israel and Palestine that flared up after the murder of three Israeli youths survey bythe revenge putting to death of a Palestinian teenagerearlier this calendar month . It also marks the most wild flare pass up between Israel and Palestine since 2012 .
The bourdon incident itself , however , marks a Modern era of autonomous war for the region . While this is the first Palestinian trailer to be shot down , Hamas read that it’sbuilt and deployed an intact arsenal of armed dronesto fly “ special foreign mission ” within Israel . ( It ’s unclear if the downed drone was armed . ) This means that drone technology is no longer the occult artillery of the reality ’s largest army but also a tool for insurgent war as well . The Palestinians ’ new capability also lends credenza to the grow bit of reports of drone development in countries likeIranandNorth Korea . In the yesteryear , Israel has also intercepted at least two drones from Hezbollah in Lebanon .
Now , the United States and the European Union are sour intemperately to barter a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine . It ’ll ineluctably take time to search justice for the deaths of youths on both sides , and Hamas is also send for for an oddment to Israel ’s Gaza encirclement . And it sound like Hamas is quick to deploy more drones to make that come about . [ WSJ , NYT , Reuters ]
Update 4:20pm : As one commenterpointed out , it looks like the drones Hamas is currently flyingare very much armed :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEtbjuWuA2k
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