Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said he instructed the army to turn the area at the border with Egypt into a closed military zone to combat weapons smuggling via drones.
"I instructed the IDF (military) to turn the area adjacent to the Israel-Egypt border into a closed military zone and to amend the rules of engagement accordingly in order to combat the drone threat that endangers the country's security," Mr Katz said in a statement.
"Weapon smuggling via drones is part of the war in Gaza and is intended to arm our enemies, and all possible measures must be taken to stop it," he added.
Meanwhile, Israel have said the remains handed over by Hamas a day earlier belonged to Joshua Loitu Mollel, a Tanzanian student whose body was taken to Gaza after he was killed in the 7 October 2023 attack.
Hamas returned the remains yesterday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.
"Following the completion of the identification process ... the ministry of foreign affairs informed the family of the abducted fallen hostage, Joshua Loitu Mollel ... that their loved one has been returned," the Israeli prime minister's office said.
The Israeli military also confirmed Mr Mollel's identity in a separate statement.
Mr Mollel's remains are the 22nd set handed over by Hamas since a ceasefire took effect on 10 October.
At the start of the truce, Hamas held 48 hostages in Gaza - 20 alive and 28 deceased.
The militants have since released all the surviving captives.
The 22 repatriated bodies include 19 Israelis, one Thai national, one Nepali and Mr Mollel.
"Amid their grief and the knowledge that their hearts will never fully heal, Joshua's return offers some comfort to a family that has endured unbearable uncertainty for over two years," the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said.
Mr Mollel, aged 21 at the time of the attack, had been in Israel on an agricultural internship programme.
