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Israel Declares Closed Military Zone along Egypt Border to Combat Drone Smuggling
(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF on Thursday to declare the area adjacent to the Israel-Egypt border a closed military zone to confront a surge in drone-enabled weapons smuggling. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir has ordered the creation of a special unit to deal with smuggling by drones from Egypt. "Smuggling weapons by drone is part of the war in Gaza and is meant to arm our enemies," Katz said. "We must take every measure to stop it. Just as we created deterrence against Hizbullah in Lebanon on the issue of unmanned aerial systems and attacks on communities, we must create deterrence here and make clear to those involved in smuggling that the rules of the game have changed and they will pay a very heavy price if they do not stop."