BY LUCAS NOLAN
As drones play a role in the surprise attack on Israel this weekend, questions about how the terrorist organization secured the latest weaponized drone technology are being asked. According to Israeli experts speaking to the media in September about the Hamas drones, “the inspiration for them is Iran.”
The surprise attack by Hamas has included massive barrages of rockets along with attackers entering Israeli territory by air, land, and sea, causing mass casualties. At the same time, numerous reports of Hamas attacking Israeli troops, equipment, and even civilian targets with drone strikes are emerging.
Social media contains numerous videos purporting to show Hamas drones attacking Israeli targets with explosives. Although all such videos should be treated with skepticism in the age of deep fakes and digital manipulation, defense analysts are taking the videos seriously…