IDF says it downed two drones used for smuggling from Egypt into Israel
An air force official described the operation as the first of its kind to use a combat helicopter. Shin Bet chief David Zini described smuggling operations as an 'ongoing catastrophe,' warning that they constitute a 'strategic threat to Israel'
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An air force official described the operation as the first of its kind to use a combat helicopter. Shin Bet chief David Zini described smuggling operations as an 'ongoing catastrophe,' warning that they constitute a 'strategic threat to Israel'
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08:53 PM • December 25 2025 IST
The Israeli military announced on Thursday that it intercepted two drones operated by criminals attempting to smuggle goods from Egypt into Israel using a combat helicopter, in what an air force official described as the first operation of its kind.
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