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Israel Police, Shin Bet foil attempt to smuggle weapons over Egypt border using drone; 2 arrested
[IsraelTimes] Two suspects were arrested in November on suspicion of smuggling weapons across the border from Egypt via the Sinai Desert, Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency announce in a statement.The security forces name the suspects as Zaher Abu Rakeik, from the Bedouin town of Bir Hadaj in the Negev, and Imad Huashla, from nearby Qasr a-Sir, outside Dimona. A joint Israel Police-Shin Bet operation found that Zaher and Emad were involved in smuggling eight pistols and cartridges across the border from Sinai on October 19 using a drone, according to the statement, among other incidents. The two suspects were charged today, the statement adds. Related: Sinai Desert: 2023-06-12 Ex-military chief says Israel ‘was asked’ to attack Islamic State in 2015 Sinai Desert: 2022-05-02 Islamic State accuses Israel of slaying jihadist leader in Sinai airstrike Sinai Desert: 2014-08-06 Arab states cannot stop Israel: OIC secretary-general Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-24 |
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