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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
IDF says it foiled another attempt to smuggle weapons into Israel from Egypt using a drone
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it foiled yet another attempt to smuggle weapons into Israel from Egypt using a drone last night.
The drone had been identified crossing the border from Egypt into Israel before it was downed by troops deployed to the area.
The drone was found to be ferrying 19 handguns and three machine guns. The contraband and drone were handed over to the police.
In recent months, there have been frequent attempts to bring weapons and drugs over the Egypt border using drones. There have also been attempts to smuggle similar contraband from Israel into Gaza using drones.
כוחות צה”ל סיכלו ניסיון הברחת אמצעי לחימה ממצרים לישראל
אמש, תצפיות צה”ל במרחב חטיבת פארן זיהו רחפן שחצה משטח מצרים לשטח ישראל בניסיון להבריח אמצעי לחימה.
הרחפן הופל ע”י כוח צה”ל, ובסריקות שביצעו לוחמי צה״ל אותר הרחפן שנשא 19 אקדחים, שלושה מקלעים ותחמושת.
אמצעי הלחימה הועברו… pic.twitter.com/aC5qk0exGV
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) May 20, 2025
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