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With Drone Strike, the Occupied West Bank Could Turn Into War-Ravaged Gaza - June 2023
#Elbit #Drone
Last week, the Israeli military killed three Palestinians in its first aerial drone strike in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years — marking a grave escalation in state violence against the territory.
Using an Elbit Systems Hermes 450 drone, the military struck a vehicle in Jenin carrying Palestinians suspected of fatally shooting four Israelis the day before. According to the Israeli military, this was the first drone strike since 2006 during the Second Intifada, or Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.
Drones have been mainly used in the West Bank for intelligence and surveillance purposes. Yet last September the rules changed when Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, approved the use of armed drones for targeted killings in the West Bank. Amid the army’s announcement, reports emerged the military was already preparing units to operate armed drones during raids.#Elbit #Drone
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The EU's funding and support for Israeli arms companies – euobserver
#Palestine #Apartheid #Elbit #AIA #ArmsCompanies #EU #WhitePhosphorousBombs #ClusterBombs #ArmsTrade
Israel's two largest arms companies, Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which supply the IDF, also receive European funding.
Elbit manufactures armed swarm drones, white phosphorus and cluster bomb artillery, the use of which is illegal under international law, while IAI, which participated in various H2020 projects including SAFEDRONE and RESPONDRONE, is a key partner in patrolling the apartheid wall turning Gaza into an open-air prison.
Once 'tested' on Palestinians, EU investment comes full circle when the EU and its member states buy back the end product.#Palestine #Apartheid #Elbit #AIA #ArmsCompanies #EU #WhitePhosphorousBombs #ClusterBombs #ArmsTrade
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🇵🇸 To Save Gaza, She Breaks Into Israeli Drone Factories | Declassified UK
Palestinian activist Huda Ammori risked going to prison for breaking into Israeli drone factories in England. She tells Declassified about her campaign to kick Israel's largest arms firm, Elbit, out of Britain, Palestine Action's marathon six week trial and her acquittal.
Why I risked prison to shut Elbit down : The co-founder of Palestine Action writes about her and fellow activists’ acquittal by a UK court for attempting to close down the Israeli arms firm’s operations in #Britain.
#Gaza #IOF #Drones #Elbit #UK #Activist #Activism #Diaspora #PalestineAction #Resistance #HudaAmmori
19/01/2024
Palestinian activist Huda Ammori risked going to prison for breaking into Israeli drone factories in England. She tells Declassified about her campaign to kick Israel's largest arms firm, Elbit, out of Britain, Palestine Action's marathon six week trial and her acquittal.
Why I risked prison to shut Elbit down : The co-founder of Palestine Action writes about her and fellow activists’ acquittal by a UK court for attempting to close down the Israeli arms firm’s operations in #Britain.
#Gaza #IOF #Drones #Elbit #UK #Activist #Activism #Diaspora #PalestineAction #Resistance #HudaAmmori
19/01/2024