Israeli arms giant Rafael features Gaza strike in promotional video for kamikaze drone
Israeli weapons company Rafael has released a promotional video showing its drone system, Firefly, killing a person in Gaza.
The video shows the Firefly kamikaze drone hovering over a neighbourhood, identifying a person walking down the street alone before targeting him.
"We mark two years since SPIKE FIREFLY was first operationally deployed-ushering in a new era of precision for the tactical fighting forces," the Rafael said in a post on X.
Open-source analyst Anno Nemo geolocated the footage 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.
Geolocation of an advertisement posted by Rafael showing a presumed Israeli SPIKE Firefly loitering munition attack on a Palestinian walking in the Al-Tawam neighborhood, North #Gaza
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