Israel Defense Forces admits to using armed drones in airstrikes

July 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) admitted on Wednesday to using armed drones in airstrikes to attack targets.

An IDF military sergeant has stated that “there is no obstacle” to publicizing the true capabilities of Israel’s attack drones, as reported by ‘The Times of Israel’.

In this sense, it has been reported that the ‘Elbit Hermes 450’ drone was used on Tuesday in a bombardment against the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip in response to the shooting in an Israeli border town.

Israel has claimed to have used armed drones to attack numerous targets over the years, reportedly from the 2006 war in Lebanon and the 2008 war in the Gaza Strip.

Likewise, the Israeli Army has confirmed that Israeli drones were used in several operations against Hamas members in the Gaza Strip, including Commander Ahmed Jabari in 2012.

Drones have also been used in a technique known as “roof strike,” in which an inert missile is fired at the roof of a building to warn residents to leave before the building is destroyed by live ammunition.