Egypt deployed additional security and intelligence personnel along its border with the Gaza Strip over the last three days, shutting down many of the smuggling routes into the besieged Palestinian territory, Israeli television reported on Wednesday evening.
The televised report showed footage of intelligence officers wearing civilian clothes in the Rafah border area, searching and confiscating deliveries intended for the Gaza Strip.
The report claimed that the normally active Gaza tunnel industry had been largely shut down over the last three days.
Egyptian soldiers were also pictured occupying rooftops of homes in along the border in order to better survey the area.
The report also said that Israel bombed the tunnels on Tuesday, causing the smugglers to take more precautions in relation to Egypt.