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# EU Commission refers Rafael's Horizon grant to ethics review over Gaza video
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-25-eu-horizon-rafael-ethics-review/
- Published: 2025-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:02:05.000Z
- Description: The European Commission referred Israeli arms firm Rafael's EUR 442,750 Horizon Europe grant to its ethics adviser after a promotional video appeared to show its Spike Firefly drone killing a Gaza civilian, opening a possible clawback.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [EUobserver, 25 July 2025](https://euobserver.com/21151/israeli-arms-firm-could-lose-eu-funds-over-gaza-drone-kill-video/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the ethics review has concluded or that any funding has actually been suspended or recovered.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)