Israel – Cross-border smuggling drone intercepted from Egypt

On the night of 30 October 2024, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) identified and thwarted a cross-border smuggling attempt from Egypt. Discovered in the area of the Paran Brigade was a hexacopter which had attempted to smuggle four rifles and a pistol into Israeli territory.

This is the second smuggling attempt to have been thwarted by the IDF in October. Two weeks prior, on 19 October 2024, a DJI Matrice 350 RTK smuggling eight handguns and magazines had been intercepted by the Caracal Battalion after being spotted on surveillance cameras.

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