(Jerusalem Post) Douglas Davis - Israeli officials are expected to protest Egyptian drones, being used to spy on Israeli defense facilities, when Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher El Sayed visits Israel Monday. Israel reportedly threatened to shoot down the unmanned aerial vehicles detected in recent weeks over the nuclear research facility at Nahal Sorek and the missile test site at Palmahim. The flights contravene the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt. Jerusalem reportedly asked Washington not to supply Egypt with advanced F-15 jets or "smart" JDAM bombs. After being shown intelligence which revealed that Israel was the "enemy" in all of Egypt's recent war games, the U.S. froze Cairo's request.
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