Even recreational drones will be subject to supervision: the state will be able to ground operators who violate the rules
The Ministry of Transport has published a draft of new regulations to regulate drone flights in Israel, including recreational drones. The regulations mandate registration in a permanent monitoring system, prohibit flying via cellular communication, and impose fines ranging from 620 to 14,000 shekels. Operators who violate the rules will be considered criminal offenders.
The Ministry of Transport has published a draft of new regulations that expand supervision over drones in Israel, including recreational drones. According to the draft, every drone flown in Israel will be required to register in a dedicated monitoring system, which will operate permanently and not under a temporary order established at the outbreak of the Iron Swords War in 2023. The system will receive identification and operational data from the drones via cellular or ground communication. Operators will need to provide identifying details, including phone numbers, for locating them in case of a violation of the law. The regulations prohibit flying a drone using cellular communication, a mode that allows flight beyond the operator's line of sight. However, tiny devices weighing up to 250 grams will be exempt from the regulations. Areas remote from settlements or vital infrastructure will be defined as risk-free. Penalties range from 620 to 14,000 shekels, depending on the drone's size. As of today, about 4,300 legal drones and about 6,000 model aircraft are registered in Israel, along with an unknown number of unregistered drones.