Videos circulated on Arab-Israeli social media recently show young drone operators using commercial and delivery drones to film police activity. Israeli security authorities have already identified drone-based arms smuggling, intelligence gathering and potential explosive attacks as internal security threats. Defense Minister Israel Katz recently announced a six-month ban on fiber-optic and cellular-controlled UAVs, citing intelligence related to criminal organizations and hostile actors operating in Israel and abroad. The IDF is also developing special anti-UAV capabilities to strengthen defenses along the borders and within Israel's territory.

Videos circulated on Arab-Israeli social media recently show young drone operators using commercial and delivery drones to film police activity. Israeli security authorities have already identified drone-based arms smuggling, intelligence gathering and potential explosive attacks as internal security threats. Defense Minister Israel Katz recently announced a six-month ban on fiber-optic and cellular-controlled UAVs, citing intelligence related to criminal organizations and hostile actors operating in Israel and abroad. The IDF is also developing special anti-UAV capabilities to strengthen defenses along the borders and within Israel's territory.