Israel has threatened to shoot down Egyptian drones spying on a nuclear facility and a ballistic missile site, The Sunday Times reported. Israeli sources claim that the flights contravene a peace treaty, signed in 1979 between the two sides. âWeâll raise the urgent issue of their spy flights for sure,â said one Israeli source. âHowever, we know that they may stop them only when we intercept the intruders, and that will not take long.â Egyptâs unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been seen in recent weeks over Israelâs nuclear research facilities at Nahal Sorek and the test site for Israelâs advanced ballistic missiles in Palmahim, south of Tel Aviv.
Epypt has 48 R4E-50 Skyeye mini-UAVs and 50 Teledyne Ryan model 324 Scarab according to Google search.
The Egyptian flights, in turn, are causing concern in Israel. âWeâre worried about them,â said an Israeli military source.
Iâd guess that Israel will give Egypt a one-time warning to stop and then will shoot on sight. |