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Israel has installed 23 cranes mounted with remotely-operated machine guns in Gaza to shoot civilians, including at least two children, according to reports from human rights groups and Gaza-based journalists.

“Days ago, the Israeli army installed huge military cranes, each about 30 meters tall, on the eastern areas it controls. These cranes… fire randomly and almost continuously at tents, streets, and exposed neighbourhoods.”

He added: “There is no place to hide, and not a single moment of safety.”

Three people had been killed by the cranes in the space of two days, Nahed claimed, including a five-year-old girl playing near her home.

“We have become an open testing ground for their new weapons.” has installed 23 cranes mounted with remotely-operated machine guns in Gaza to shoot civilians, including at least two children, according to reports from human rights groups and Gaza-based journalists.

Crosspost from https://news.abolish.capital/post/61140

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[–] Ixoid@aussie.zone 12 points 4 weeks ago

Most moral army in the world™

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Shit like this is why I pivoted away from computer vision as an interest in computer science. The utility of CV is mostly just for the powers that be to do evil.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Almost everything can be used militarily. Hacking, computer visionV, AI, etcetera.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 4 weeks ago

That's true. Any tool can become a weapon.

[–] klep@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

The Palestine Laboratory working as hard as ever. Harder even.

"Crane-guns! Perfect for crowd control! Coming soon to a pig pen near you!"