Israeli forces thwarted the delivery of a massive weapons cache that Iran was attempting to smuggle to terrorists in the West Bank, a statement said.
Israel announced Monday that forces thwarted a massive Iranian operation aimed at smuggling advanced weaponry to Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday. The Israeli Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency said an investigation into known Hezbollah and Iranian operative Munir Makdah ultimately uncovered the smuggling scheme. Makdah had been working to recruit 'agents in Judea and Samaria to carry out attacks,' the IDF and ISA said in a joint statement.
As part of the ISA operation against Munir Makdah, a significant amount of advanced weapons that had been smuggled into Judea and Samaria were seized,' the statement added. The confiscated cache included 2 BTB15 peripheral shrapnel charges, 5 Iranian anti-tank mines model YM-2 and 5 detonators, 4 M203 grenade launchers, 15 kg of C4 explosives, 10 kg of Semtex explosives, 13 shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles, 15 RPG launchers, 16 RPG-7 rockets + explosives, 25 hand grenades, 33 M4 rifles and 50 pistols, the Israeli agencies said. The operation comes as Israel is looking to close out its campaign against Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza.
Israel says Rafah, a border city near Egypt, is Hamas' final foothold in Gaza. President Biden's administration has warned that an invasion would be a 'huge mistake,' citing the massive civilian population in the area. While Netanyahu vowed that an offensive is imminent, he also agreed to send a delegation of officials to Washington to determine whether a compromise can be made. On Monday, he said he was canceling the delegation's trip after the U.S. failed to veto a United Nations resolution demanding a cease-fire.
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