Israel Foils Weapons Smuggling From Jordan Via Dead Sea

(Monday, July 25th, 2011)

Today the IDF and Israel Police thwarted an attempt by two Palestinians to smuggle weapons from Jordan to the West Bank. A rubber-inflated boat carrying ten AK-47s, ten matching magazines and approximately 300 bullets along with the Palestinian suspects, was apprehended by the IDF and Police in the Dead Sea. The two Palestinians onboard will be questioned by Israeli security forces.

The act was the result of a special operation spanning months.

The smugglers were canvassing the area in preparation for the smuggling. Police arrested two Palestinians in their 40s residing in the Jordan Valley.

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3 Comments

  1. YW fan says:

    Wahoo! Go us!!!

  2. HaLeiVi says:

    Why do they need to do that, isn’t easier for them these days to get things through Egypt?

  3. A Giteh Yid says:

    Make no mistake about it, they are a peace loving people!!

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