The American military is flying unarmed drones over the Gaza Strip to help Israel find the more than 200 hostages taken there by Hamas during the terror group’s Oct. 7 attack.
The American military is flying unarmed drones over the Gaza Strip to help Israel find the more than 200 hostages taken there by Hamas during the terror group’s Oct. 7 attack, the Defense Department announced Friday.
“In support of hostage recovery efforts, the US is conducting unarmed UAV flights over Gaza, as well as providing advice and assistance to support our Israeli partner as they work on their hostage recovery efforts,” Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said in a statement.
While Friday marked the first time the Pentagon acknowledged the drone operations, Ryder said the flights “began after the Oct.
