Israeli ground forces took control of Gaza’s border with Egypt in late May. At the time, the IDF described the 9-mile Philadelphi Corridor, which runs along the frontier, as Hamas’s “lifeline,” through which the terrorist organization smuggled weapons and supplies into Gaza.

The IDF announced it had shot down a drone spotted crossing the Egyptian border into Israeli territory on Wednesday. Troops from the Caracal Battalion shot down the drone. Troops arrived at the location and found four guns,