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Israel must treat Hamas's drone smuggling as a national security threat - opinion

On a tour of the Negev, I learned that the threat is not just the smuggling of weapons over Israel’s borders via drones – some of which can carry 150 kilograms of arms – but the drones themselves. 

View of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, on May 19, 2026; Illustrative.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019

Trump-Sisi meeting could put Egypt in the spotlight once again - analysis

Gaza City, November 25, 2025.

Turkey, Egypt, Qatar discuss second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya at a press conference in Damascus, Syria, October 19, 2022.

Hamas leaders in Cairo to discuss Gaza plan, US moves forward with plan for Palestinian housing


Hamas: There is progress with Israel, challenges may harm the calm

Members of Hamas told the Lebanese paper Al-Akhbar that "The number of merchants permitted to pass through the Erez crossing to the West Bank increased and the flow of fuel continues."

Palestinians wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt, for the first time after Hamas ceded Rafah border crossing to the Palestinian Authority, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2017

Egypt trying to prevent collapse of Gaza ceasefire understandings

Islamic Jihad threatens to target "major cities' in Israel

Palestinians gather in front of the gate of Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza during a protest against the blockade, in the southern Gaza Strip July 3, 2017.

Egypt gassed tunnelers, Israel wouldn’t. Why the double standard?

Were Israel to use Egyptian methods, it would presumably face a wave of global criticism as it does nearly any time it uses force. Why the double-standard?

A gunman from the Izz ad-Din al- Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, photographed inside an underground tunnel in Gaza, in 2014.

Egyptian intelligence officials attend Hamas rally

The Egyptian official received a warm welcome as he arrived at the rally together with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Palestinians gather in front of the gate of Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza during a protest against the blockade, in the southern Gaza Strip July 3, 2017.

A new proposal for the Gaza Strip

The plan is based around a simple idea: Establish an Israeli desalination plant, built on Israeli land, funded by Saudi Arabia, the Europeans and others, that provides clean water to Gaza.

A DIAGRAM of the plan for Gaza

Report: Abbas to meet Sisi about Gaza as part of Egyptian truce efforts

According to media reporters in the Arabic press, Egypt has spoken with Hamas about the possibility of using funds from Qatar to pay the salaries of civil servants in Gaza.

A handout picture provided by the PPO shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on May 9, 2016

Report: Egypt-brokered understanding may end Hamas border violence

Disable Palestinian tries to remove Israeli wire during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence in Gaza.

Egypt, U.N. ask Israel to ease up on Hamas

An Egyptian delegation left Gaza on Wednesday and asked Israel to allow one more chance for calm to be restored to the situation, Liberman said.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrives at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 25, 2018

Israeli inaction in Gaza likely to feed local extremism

A Palestinian woman shouts slogans during a March of Return protest at the border fence between Israel and Gaza, east of Gaza City August 31, 2018.

Truce talks to resume after Muslim feast

Palestinian sources said they expected a truce agreement to be announced immediately after the four-day feast.

Head of Hamas delegation Saleh Arouri and Fatah leader Azzam Ahmad sign a reconciliation deal in Cairo, Egypt, October 12, 2017.