Egypt
Repeated exercises and patrols with the 5th Fleet in the Red Sea “and areas further south” highlight the strategic alliance, the IDF said.
Six arrested and 46 pounds of drugs seized in an operation near the Egypt-Israel border.
The two leaders have not met in public since 2017.
Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE say the Rafah Crossing should be open in both directions.
COGAT said the Rafah crossing will open soon for Gaza residents to exit into Egypt under a coordinated, EU-supervised mechanism.
A drone from Egypt was carrying two long-barrel guns, while a separate IDF and police operations on the Jordan border uncovered smuggled handguns, according to the military.
The three weapons were handed to security officials.
Smuggling, including of weapons, prompt the change in policy.
Drone-assisted smuggling operations along the Egyptian border have rendered parts of Israel’s southern security barrier “non-functional,” according to Regavim.
British airline crews unknowingly shared the Cairo Marriott facility with released terrorists.
The UAV was carrying two firearms and ammunition, according to the IDF.
The 150-plus terrorists are reportedly expected to be moved out of Egypt soon.
