IDF, police thwart large gun smuggling attempt on Jordan border

IDF thwarting a a massive Hamas terrorist network in the West Bank, November 22, 2021.

IDF thwarting a a massive Hamas terrorist network in the West Bank, November 22, 2021.

(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

OCTOBER 3, 2022 21:43

The IDF and Israel Police thwarted an attempt to smuggle over 60 guns from Jordan into Israel on Monday, arresting a Palestinian and an Israeli Arab.

Smuggled guns seized by the IDF and Israel Police near the border with Jordan, October 3, 2022 — Smuggled guns seized by the IDF and Israel Police near the border with Jordan, October 3, 2022 (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The two were caught in possession of 61 handguns and an M-16.