⚡️🇮🇱 — Israel is banning fiber-optic and SIM-controlled drones from civilian airspace for six months amid escalating drone threats, with Defense Minister Israel Katz expected to sign the directive after Security Cabinet approval.

➡️ The ban targets drones controlled via fiber-optic cables — immune to electronic jamming — and those operating over cellular networks via SIM cards.

➡️ The move follows the spread of fiber-optic FPV drones, a tactic refined in Ukraine and adopted by Hezbollah, which have proven extremely difficult to counter: flying too low for radar, resistant to jamming, and hard to intercept. Concerns also extend to potential use from the West Bank or against senior officials.

➡️ Security forces and Civil Aviation Authority-approved operations are exempt. The temporary ban aims to reduce the "noise" of civilian drones so hostile ones are easier to detect, while longer-term countermeasures such as lasers, AI targeting, and kinetic interceptors are developed.

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