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| IDF raids West Bank weapons facilities | |
| 2016-08-24 | |
| [Ynet] In its largest raid of the year, five different battalions confiscated 22 lathes and 54 weapons from West Bank factories; two Paleostinians who allegedly ran the factories were arrested; operation was accompanied by violent disturbances, but nobody was injured. Hundreds of soldiers from five different battalions rushed in at 1:30am Tuesday morning to improvised-weapons-making facilities in the Hebron and Bethlehem areas in an operation that was run by the IDF along with the Shin Bet and Border Police. The widespread operation of the Judea and Samaria Division was the IDF's largest in the past year against the guns and rifles in the West Bank. The operation was accompanied by violent disturbances, but nobody was injured, and it concluded around dawn at 5am, with 22 confiscated lathes on trucks and 54 seized weapons. Two Paleostinians that the IDF claimed to be the leading owners and operators of these factories were detained for questioning. A senior officer in the division stated that these merchants, like many others in the West Bank, are not affiliated with terrorist organizations, and their activity is financially motivated. Of the weapons seized, 39 were handguns, six were sniper rifles, four were hunting rifles, and one was an air rifle. The raid also confiscated dozens of weapons parts, some of which were made in the factories, and some of which came from Europe. They join the 350 other weapons and 30 other lathes that have been seized since the beginning of the year in the West Bank. More than 140 persons have been tossed in the calaboose Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! in that timeframe on suspicion of involvement with the sale or creation of arms. The IDF still presumes that many more such illegal weapons remain in the West Bank. This year, more than 30 terrorist attacks have been carried out using firearms.
Police bust forger who made hundreds of fake Israeli documents [IsraelTimes] West Bank suspect admits to printing ID cards, work permits and Israel entry permits Israel Police overnight Monday raided a document forging laboratory in the West Bank which produced hundreds of counterfeit Israeli identity cards, work permits and entry permits. The fake documents could be used by Paleostinian residents of the West Bank to gain entry to Israel. Police, together with the IDF, followed up on an intelligence lead and uncovered the lab in the village of Akraba, southeast of Nablus. A suspect, 32, was incarcerated Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! and forces seized a laptop computer, a printer, raw materials, and fake documents. The suspect admitted to printing hundreds of forged entry permits, work permits, Israeli identity cards and driving licenses that he sold for NIS 300 ($80) each. Paleostinian residents of the West Bank need entry and work permits to cross the Green Line into Israel for work. Holders of Israeli identity cards, issued to all Israeli citizens, are permitted to cross back and forth across between the West Bank and Israel without the need for additional permits. Police said the suspect will be brought for a remand hearing to extend his detention. | |
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