EU funding drone technology used by Israel in Gaza war, claim monitors

Euronews, 23 March 2024.

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"The European Union has helped fund drone technology used by Israel in its devastating war against Gaza, two monitors have claimed.

Statewatch and Informationsstelle Militarisierung (IMI) found in an analysis that Xtend - a drone manufacturer supporting the Israeli Defence Force - received a research and development grant from the EU's Horizon Europe fund."

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