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IDF says it seized pair of machine guns, 10 pistols smuggled across Egyptian border
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Weapons seized by IDF troops following an attempted smuggling on the Israel-Egypt border, on November 8, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF says it foiled yet another attempt to smuggle weapons from Egypt into Israel today.
Troops of the Paran Regional Brigade conducted scans in areas on the Egyptian border where smuggling activity took place and located a package containing two machine guns and 10 handguns, the military says.
The weapons were handed over to the police.
Since Friday, the IDF says it has thwarted four weapon smuggling attempts from Egypt into Israel, some of them via drones.
In the past year, there have been frequent attempts to bring weapons and drugs over the Egyptian border using drones.
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