The weapons cache was discovered in Vienna by Austrian authorities in connection with the arrest of three suspected members of Hamas in Berlin.

After Sakhnin's mayor halted a screening of 'Lyd' – a film on the Israeli expulsion of Arabs in Lod – its director petitioned the courts. According to the mayor, the police cited a danger to public safety and hinted that failure to comply would freeze crime prevention funds from Ben-Gvir's ministry

The IDF expressed reservations, noting that smugglers on the Israeli side of the border are civilians, and therefore police should deal with them. The defense minister's demand comes amid a growing wave of weapons smuggling from Egypt into Israel using drones