The New Face of War: Explosive kites, interceptor drones and robotic tear gas bombers.
Weeks of violent protests by Palestinians along the fenceline have given birth to ‘incendiary kites’ as a robust asymmetric warfare tactic designed to put crop field on israel in flames, much like WWII Fu-Go ballons.
Now Israel is putting hobby-like drones to use to knock down those flaming kites, and even to release tear gas on protesters from across the fenceline using “Cyclone” drones a weaponized DJI Spreading Wings S600 hexacopter drone look-alike.
The Gaza Health Ministry said about 1,200 suffered injuries from weapons other than live fire today. Many of those would have been hospitalized by Israeli tear gas.
As fighting intensified in Gaza, tear gas was fired past protesters and into the tented encampments that have sprung up along the border, witnesses reported.
Drones carrying canisters of the substance hovered over head before dropping their loads in an attempt for force the amassed protesters to disperse.
How long until Palestinians fight back with cheap DJI Phantom alternatives or hacking current drone technology that is known to be vulnerable to exploits?
