Hours after Hamas launched its deadly attack on Oct. 7, the requests from Israel came flooding into U.S. suppliers: drones, as many as possible, as soon as possible. The deluge came from people in the Israeli government and military as well as citizen groups, all looking for the small, off-the-shelf drones that have become increasingly commonplace in the civilian world, say U.S. drone executives and Israelis assisting the military.

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Organizations: Hamas Locations: Israel, U.S