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Drones Smuggling Weapons into Israel from Egypt
(Ynet News) Ilana Curiel - Nearly 900 drone smuggling attempts from Egypt into Israel were recorded in the past three months, the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee heard on Wednesday. There were 464 attempts in the same period in 2024. The number has declined after the IDF deployed new counter-drone systems last month. Anan Seaon, the security coordinator of the border community of Kadesh Barnea, testified that "I sit on my porch and drones pass overhead." Ramat Negev Regional Council head Eran Doron said the drones carry dozens of kilos of weapons - including anti-tank weapons and heavy machine guns - into Bedouin communities near Beersheba. "They fly over our heads every night and weapons are tested in nearby fields."