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Saturday, March 15, 2025
IDF says troops downed drone being used to smuggle AK-47 from Egypt
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it foiled an attempt to smuggle an assault rifle into Israel from Egypt earlier today, using a drone.
The drone had been identified crossing the border from Egypt into Israel, before it was downed by troops of the Border Defense Corps’ Caracal Battalion.
Troops at the scene found that the drone was an AK-47 type rifle.
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.
מוקדם יותר היום, כוחות צה״ל זיהו רחפן שניסה להבריח אמצעי לחימה משטח מצרים לשטח ישראל במרחב חטיבת פארן.
הרחפן הופל על ידי כוחות צה״ל שהגיעו לנקודה, ואיתרו כלי נשק מסוג קלאצ׳ניקוב.
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— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 15, 2025
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