The U.S. military has been flying unarmed surveillance drones over Gaza as Washington tries to gather information about American and other hostages taken by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, the Pentagon confirmed on Nov. 3.
Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder said in an emailed statement to Air & Space Forces Magazine that the United States has been flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Gaza after Hamas launched its brutal Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel that killed more than 1,400 people, most of them Israeli civilians celebrating a Jewish holiday.
