Drone Carrying Drugs Shot Down Near Gaza Border
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
A drone carrying drugs was shot down by Israeli forces on October 26 near Kibbutz Nahal Oz on the Gaza border. The drone was headed into the Gaza Strip. Uri Epstein, head of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, noted the drone's capacity for explosives and called the situation unacceptable.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A drone carrying narcotics was shot down by Israeli forces near the Gaza border on October 26.
- The drone was intercepted close to Kibbutz Nahal Oz while en route to the Gaza Strip.
- The drone was confirmed to be carrying drugs, not weapons as initially suspected.
- Uri Epstein, head of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, highlighted the drone's potential explosive capacity.
- Epstein described the ongoing security situation as unacceptable, especially post-October 7th.
On the morning of October 26, a drone heading towards the Gaza Strip was shot down near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, on the Gaza border. Initial reports suggested it might have been carrying weapons, but it was later clarified that the drone was transporting narcotics. The head of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, Uri Epstein, stated to Kan Bet that drones of this type are capable of carrying tens of kilograms of explosives. Epstein emphasized the unacceptability of such security situations, especially three years after October 7th, comparing it to a "nuclear strike on Tel Aviv."
