Drones smuggling weapons, drugs from Egypt pose serious risk to Israeli security

Ruth Wasserman Lande: The drone threat far outweighed security issues posed by anti-Israel radicalization in Egypt and the release of Palestinian terrorists into the neighboring territory.

If it [the drone smuggling] were reversed, if our Bedouins were simply allowed or not stopped [from] passing weapons to the Egyptians, an uproar would arise, and rightfully so. I mean, it’s unimaginable that this could even happen.

Terrorists released into Egypt as part of the final ceasefire-hostage deal would create new cells on Israel’s border, similar to those seen in Lebanon.

Published in The Jerusalem Post, February 23 2026.