An investigation by Israeli outlets 972 Magazine and Local Call has revealed that the Israeli military is using Chinese-manufactured drones in Gaza to carry out strikes that kill Palestinian civilians.
These drones are reportedly operated manually by soldiers who use them to target residential areas, forcing people from their homes or preventing them from returning.
The report comes amid growing global concern over Israel’s plans to establish a detention facility in southern Gaza.
Critics, including former Israeli Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Ehud Olmert, warned that such a site would resemble a concentration camp if movement restrictions are imposed on Palestinians held there.
Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes continued to hit densely populated civilian areas across the Gaza Strip.
A deadly attack on a crowded market in Gaza City claimed at least 17 lives on Sunday, among them respected physician Ahmed Qandil.
In total, more than 95 Palestinians were reported killed in the latest wave of Israeli assaults, bringing the overall death toll in Gaza to over 58,000.
In a separate incident, an Israeli missile struck a water collection point inside the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing 10 people, including seven children who had been gathering drinking water. Seventeen others were injured in the blast.
The Israeli military claimed the strike in Nuseirat was targeting a Palestinian militant but said the missile went off-course due to a technical issue. This explanation has not been independently verified.
Experts have expressed doubt over such justifications. Jessica Dorsey, an international legal scholar based in the Netherlands, said repeated civilian deaths suggest a deeper problem in how the Israeli military is conducting its operations.
She argued that given Israel’s advanced military technology, higher precision should be expected.
Instead, the pattern of repeated civilian casualties raises questions about whether these so-called errors are part of a larger strategy.
As pressure mounts over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the use of armed drones, continued airstrikes on essential infrastructure, and the possibility of mass internment continue to raise international alarm.