Hamas's Cheap, Makeshift Drones Are Outsmarting Israel's High-Tech Military
The use of commercial UAVs rigged with bombs has exposed gaps in Israeli defenses
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It wasn’t the eruption of rocket fire from Gaza that rattled soldiers at Israel’s southern frontier on Oct. 7. It was the unusual hum overhead that they hadn't heard before.
A fleet of drones that are available online for as little as $6,500 filled the skies above Israel’s $1 billion border fence. They were rigged to carry explosives and knock out cameras, communications systems and remote-controlled guns, setting the stage for the unprecedented massacre.