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Israel deploys remote-controlled guns along Gaza

JERUSALEM: Israeli defence officials say the military has deployed remote-controlled machine guns along its border with the Gaza Strip.

The system allows female soldiers watching television screens in control rooms in the rear to spot targets and open fire. In the past, lookouts had to call in ground forces to intercept militants.

Israel’s military is shifting to more unmanned weaponry along the Gaza frontier in an attempt to protect soldiers. An Israeli company recently developed an unmanned vehicle to patrol the border. The military had no immediate comment, and the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the new weapons have not officially been made public. Israel is currently observing a shaky truce with the Hamas militants who control Gaza. ap

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