IDF thwarts weapons smuggling attempt from Egypt

The IDF thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons from Egypt into Israel, the military stated on Tuesday. 

IDF surveillance detected a drone attempting to smuggle weapons from Egypt into Israeli territory. The drone was downed by IDF forces, the military noted. 

Security forces arrived at the location and found the drone, four weapons, and ammunition. The weapons were transferred to the Israel Police for further investigation, the IDF said.