Egypt's spy drones spook Israel
Uzi Mahnaimi, Tel Aviv
Published: 21 December 2003
ISRAEL has threatened to shoot down Egyptian drones spying on a nuclear installation and a ballistic missile site amid growing distrust between the two countries over a military build-up.
Ahmad Maher El Sayed, the Egyptian foreign minister, is expected to be taken to task during a visit to Israel this week, his first for two years. Israeli sources claim that the flights contravene a peace treaty between the former enemies that was signed in Washington in 1979.
“We’ll raise the urgent issue of their spy flights for sure,” said one Israeli source. “However, we know that they may stop them only when we intercept the intruders, and that will not take long.”
Egypt’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been seen in recent weeks over Israel’s nuclear research facilities at Nahal Sorek and the test site for the country’s advanced ballistic missiles in Palmahim, south of Tel Aviv.
Egypt's spy drones spook Israel | The Sunday Times