🔻Roi Idan was addressing an "unfortunate slip of the tongue" by the IDF spokesperson, who claimed that you can't eliminate an idea, in reference to Hamas.

In response, Yariv Oppenheimer said: "It's not the IDF spokesperson's fault, it's the reality's fault."

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Declassified UK:

The British army has trialled Israeli drones used in Gaza.

Britain is experimenting with new drone technology that Israel’s military uses in Gaza. The British army conducted exercises on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire to test a drone made by Israeli tech firm Xtend in December.

Hundreds of Xtend’s small drones are being used by Israeli forces in Gaza. They enable soldiers to launch grenades and scan tunnels and buildings without having to risk their own lives.

Xtend’s drones are being used for the first time in the war and the company is reported to be collaborating with an Israeli military unit, the Yiftah, to develop “special weapons”.

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The Guardian:

Campaigners have written to the directors of 20 arms manufacturers based in the UK saying they may face criminal liability for failing to prevent war crimes if their companies continue to sell military equipment to Israel.

Three groups behind the letter are Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), which has also brought a legal challenge against the government decision to continue arms exports to Israel, War on Want, and the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.

Four groups, including the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), have written to directors of arms companies that contribute parts or elements of the F-35 fighter jets used by Israel’s air force as part of the bombing of Gaza.

The letter argues the company directors face a “potential criminal liability for atrocity crimes currently taking place in Gaza”, even though the UK government has continued to authorise arms sales to Israel since the start of the war with Hamas.

Dearbhla Minogue, a senior lawyer with GLAN, said individuals deemed responsible for transferring weapons to Israel were exposed to criminal liability even if the UK continued to allow arms sales to Israel. She added,

The fact that they are hiding behind a licensing system which is unfit for purpose will not protect them if and when they face a jury of their peers, because ordinary people can see through politicians’ obfuscation

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