Israeli weapons firm Rafael uses Gaza killing in marketing campaign
Israeli state-owned weapons company Rafael released a promotional video showing its drone system, Spike Firefly, tracking and killing a person in Gaza.
The video, posted across the company's social media platforms, shows the miniature kamikaze drone hovering over a rubble strewn neighbourhood in the Palestinian enclave, identifying somebody walking down the street and then targeting them.
The post is titled "Spike Firefly in urban warfare" and is accompanied by dramatic, miltary-style music.
According to the on-screen titles, the drone "identifies the target", "tracks it", "and neutralises the threat".
The video shows the Firefly silently hovering before diving after the person, who sees the drone and runs for cover. There is then an explosion, which "neutralises the threat".
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.
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