The Hermes 450 drone, developed by Elbit Systems (Image: YouTube/Elbit Systems)
The Hermes 450 drone, developed by Elbit Systems (Image: YouTube/Elbit Systems)

The Israeli arms company that provided the tools for the murder of Zomi Frankcom and six other World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers will still be handed more than $900 million by Australian taxpayers.

According to Israeli military sources cited in both Western and Israeli media, the drone used to triple strike the WCK convoy — despite the convoy alerting the Israel Defence Force, which knew about the route and time, that it had been targeted — was a Hermes 450 manufactured by Elbit Systems. Over the past 20 years, the IDF has increasingly