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Source: https://www.jns.org/drone-arms-smuggling-from-egypt-constitutes-a-real-security-threat/?
Drone Arms-Smuggling from Egypt a Real Security Threat
(JNS) Yaakov Lappin - A flood of weapons-smuggling drones are entering Israel over the Egyptian border. Oded Ailam, a former head of the Counterterrorism Division in the Mossad and currently a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, said, "The scope of the phenomenon is severe and constitutes a real security threat. The quantities are large and there is almost no interdiction, and the intelligence is also poor." Ailam called for the immediate establishment of a "dedicated interdisciplinary body to deal with the phenomenon, which will concentrate all intelligence and coordinate the implementation." Additionally, Israel must "invest in technological developments that allow monitoring and treatment of drones, including 'masking' [jamming] possibilities in vulnerable areas." He noted that the smuggling drones are limited in range, meaning that a dedicated patrol force equipped with sensors and cameras must be established to locate the smugglers on the Israeli side who are collecting the smuggled goods. Ailam called for Israel to specifically link the issue to the reconstruction of Gaza. "The Egyptians have a great interest in taking an active part in the rehabilitation of Gaza, this is about billions [of dollars]. Therefore, Israel must firmly demand that the Egyptians deal with the phenomenon in their territory and stipulate this as part of the 'rehabilitation' of Gaza."