Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that Israel will declare its border with Egypt a closed military zone in an effort to combat smuggling.

Israel has complained of smugglers in Egypt and Israel using drones to smuggle weapons and other restricted items from Sinai, possibly for use by terrorist groups such as Hamas. After a Wednesday night meeting with military and intelligence leaders, Katz said the decision had been made to close the border with Egypt and combat drones coming over the border.

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