Israeli quadcopters, the hi-tech weapon menacing Palestinian civilians

For decades, Palestinians have become accustomed to death from above.

Israel’s arsenal of aerial platforms include warplanes, such as the F16, Apache attack helicopters and combat drones.

These have been used to great effect on the urban environment in both the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

The ongoing war on Gaza, however, has brought about a new development - one used to target individuals and groups of people from close quarters.

For the first time in the Palestinian territories, remote-controlled quadcopters have been deployed on a large scale against suspected Palestinian fighters and civilians.

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