IDF foils weapons smuggling attempt on Egyptian border using drone

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20 October 2024, 3:32 pm 42 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A drone used to smuggle handguns over the Israel-Egypt border on October 19, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF says it foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons into Israel from Egypt on Saturday, using a drone.

Soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras spotted a drone that crossed over the border and the IDF dispatched troops of the Caracal Battalion to the scene.

The soldiers opened fire at the drone, knocking it down, the IDF says. The drone was found to be ferrying eight handguns and magazines, the military adds.