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Israel seizes wet suits believed to be heading to Hamas
2016-06-21
[IsraelTimes] Scuba gear thought planned for sea-borne attack hidden in shipment of sporting goods sent by Paleostinian Authority

Israeli border agents confiscated a shipment of wet suits they suspected of being en route to Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, in the Gazoo Strip to be used for a seaborne attack on Israel, the Defense Ministry said Monday.

Bearing uncanny resemblance to an incident last year, the wet suits were hidden in a shipment of sportswear coming in to the coastal enclave from the Paleostinian Authority through the Kerem Shalom Crossing, the ministry said.

"The shipment was seized and an investigation has been opened to locate those involved," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Wet suits require a special permit to be imported into the Gazoo Strip, lest they wind up in the hands of Hamas’s naval commando unit.

During the 2014 Gazoo war, a team of five Hamas frogmen entered Israel from the shore and approached a nearby Jewish community before they were spotted and taken out by an attack helicopter.

Last month, Israeli authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle metal pipes and motors into the Gazoo Strip, which could have been used for building rockets and tunnels, the Defense Ministry said at the time.

In that case as well, the illicit materials were "camouflaged," stuck in alongside "textiles and jewelry."

This practice of hiding illegal goods among approved products has become the go-to method for smugglers. Earlier this year, electrodes were discovered hidden in butter from a Ramallah factory.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Deviates!
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-06-21 12:00  

#2  Leprosy spores would have been good enough...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2016-06-21 09:46  

#1  I would have dusted them with Polonium-210 and put 'em back in the box.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2016-06-21 08:31  

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