Israel and Hamas have started experimenting with new weapons and altering their combat tactics based on past experiences, a field source, who requested anonymity, told Asharq Al-Awsat.
After a prolonged and complicated battle, fighters have discovered significant changes in the Israeli army’s weapons and tactics, added the source, who is also a member of armed military wings in Gaza.
The source said the Israelis have started using remotely operated weapons, including AI-driven tanks.
The Quadcopter drone, initially designed for surveillance or the firing of gas bombs, has been equipped with mounted machineguns.
Gazans told Asharq Al-Awsat that Israeli forces have used new bombs and missiles not previously tested in any war.
Moreover, there is an increasing reliance on deploying drones, trained dogs, and robots to combat zones, particularly in dealing with tunnels, rather than sending soldiers, noted the source.
After an extended period of combat, Palestinian fighters became aware of Israel’s use of unmanned tanks, prompting them to modify their approach in dealing with these vehicles and making a decision to refrain from targeting them except in specific situations.
These unmanned tanks maneuver with agility and fire like conventional ones. They were discovered after fighters successfully targeted them on multiple occasions.
In addition to the shift in tank-targeting tactics, the fighters completely changed their approach to a hit-and-run style.
Sources within Palestinian factions stated that fighters have transformed destroyed houses into observation points, moving without weapons until obtaining them shortly before launching attacks from specific locations, complicating the task of Israeli surveillance.
In Gaza, Palestinian fighters are using anti-armor and individual weapons and then engaging Israeli soldiers with light arms. Additionally, they are deploying drones in their attacks.
Hamas employs inexpensive and modified drones, some repurposed as “suicide” drones, while others to carry and drop bombs.
