2023 Israel-Hamas War

DJI Matrice 300 RTK in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War

A DJI Matrice 300 was identified in Gaza as captured commercial UAV materiel while Al Jazeera/Sanad documented wider Israeli military adaptation of DJI drones for surveillance and attack roles.

Weapon profileDJI Matrice 300 RTK
SideIsraelRoleCaptured, Seized & Recovered
DJI Matrice 300 RTK, Commercial quadcopter UAV, Aircraft & UAVs - 2023 Israel-Hamas War
Image source: UA army DJI Matrice 300 RTK (2).jpg

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
A DJI Matrice 300 was identified in Gaza as captured battlefield materiel in coverage tied to the Al Jazeera/Sanad investigation.

Sources: Kaieteur Al Jazeera DJI Gaza Report, DroneXL DJI Gaza Report

Israeli forces were reported by Al Jazeera/Sanad to have adapted DJI commercial drones in Gaza for bombing and surveillance roles.

Sources: Al Jazeera Sanad DJI Gaza Investigation

The Matrice 300 RTK is an enterprise quadcopter platform with multi-payload support; the official DJI support page lists Zenmuse and third-party payload compatibility.

Sources: DJI Matrice 300 RTK Support

The public sources used here do not confirm the Matrice 300's exact mission, payload, unit, or whether it conducted a strike.

Sources: Kaieteur Al Jazeera DJI Gaza Report, DroneXL DJI Gaza Report, Al Jazeera Sanad DJI Gaza Investigation

Timeline

DJI Matrice 300 RTK In 2023 Israel-Hamas War

  1. Sanad cites DJI Avata footage in Shujaiya

    Al Jazeera/Sanad reported that footage from an Israeli drone showed a DJI Avata monitoring a Palestinian detainee during a Shujaiya school-clearing incident, documenting wider DJI drone adaptation in Gaza before the Matrice 300 capture image was published.

    Sources: Al Jazeera Sanad DJI Gaza Investigation

  2. Sanad publishes DJI drone investigation

    Al Jazeera published Sanad's investigation reporting Israeli military adaptation of DJI commercial drones in Gaza for bombing and surveillance roles.

    Sources: Al Jazeera Sanad DJI Gaza Investigation

  3. Captured Matrice 300 image appears in republication

    Kaieteur News republished the Al Jazeera material and captioned a handout image as a DJI Matrice 300 captured in Gaza.

    Sources: Kaieteur Al Jazeera DJI Gaza Report

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The DJI Matrice 300 RTK is documented in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War through reporting that identified a DJI Matrice 300 captured in Gaza. That Matrice-specific evidence appears in a republication of Al Jazeera/Sanad reporting and in DroneXL coverage of the same investigation, both captioning the airframe as a DJI Matrice 300 captured in Gaza and attributed to Saraya al-Quds handout imagery.

Al Jazeera's May 8, 2025 Sanad investigation separately reported that the Israeli military had modified DJI commercial drones for bombing and surveillance in Gaza, including DJI Agras, Mavic, and Avata models. The public Matrice 300 evidence supports captured battlefield materiel in Gaza; the available sources do not identify the Matrice 300 airframe's exact unit, payload, sortie, or mission.

Sources: Kaieteur Al Jazeera DJI Gaza Report, DroneXL DJI Gaza Report, Al Jazeera Sanad DJI Gaza Investigation

Timeline

In December 2023, Al Jazeera Arabic footage cited by Sanad showed a DJI Avata used in Shujaiya to monitor a Palestinian detainee during an Israeli military operation. That incident does not identify a Matrice 300, but it anchors the broader DJI-drone adaptation pattern in Gaza during the war.

On May 8, 2025, Al Jazeera published Sanad's investigation into Israeli military use of modified DJI drones in Gaza. On May 9, 2025, Kaieteur News republished the Al Jazeera material and included a captioned image of a DJI Matrice 300 captured in Gaza.

Sources: Al Jazeera Sanad DJI Gaza Investigation, Kaieteur Al Jazeera DJI Gaza Report

Narrative

The Matrice 300's documented role in this catalog record is captured commercial UAV materiel connected to Israeli-side DJI drone operations in Gaza. The record is not treated as proof that the Matrice 300, specifically, conducted a strike, carried an explosive payload, or performed a particular surveillance sortie.

The broader Sanad investigation describes DJI commercial drones as adapted by Israeli forces for surveillance, target-acquisition, tunnel mapping, and explosive-dropping roles in Gaza, with model-specific examples for Agras, Mavic, and Avata systems. The Matrice 300 is included more narrowly because separate captions in coverage of the same investigation identify a captured Matrice 300 airframe in Gaza.

Sources: Al Jazeera Sanad DJI Gaza Investigation, Kaieteur Al Jazeera DJI Gaza Report, DroneXL DJI Gaza Report

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