US EditionIDF Says It Downed Two Drones Used for Smuggling From Egypt Into Israel
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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'
IDF forces opened fire on a vehicle fleeing a fire area after its occupants ignored calls to stop and threw equipment intended for aerial smuggling. This incident comes just hours before a historic drone interception today by a combat helicopter. The suspect's detention has been extended by two days; his defense attorney: "My client has no connection to the incident"
BREAKING: Footage released of IAF helicopter downing 2 drones
IDF observations and the air control center recently identified two drones crossing from the west into the State of Israel in an attempt to infiltrate the territory. After identification, an Air Force attack helicopter, in cooperation with Division 80, intercepted the two drones at the moment they entered Israeli territory. ...
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