The Shin Bet and the IDF have been investigating a weapons smuggling incident that occurred early last week in the northern part of the Jordan Valley, Ynet has learned on Sunday.
The investigation primarily centers on an unusual smuggling operation that took place overnight between last Monday and Tuesday. Specific details of the incident, which was extraordinary compared to previous smuggling attempts, are currently under a gag order.
The crackdown on the smugglers involved members of the Israel Border Police intelligence unit, along with IDF forces from the Jordan Valley Brigade. In recent years, the Jordan Valley crossings have become a favored route for smuggling weapons, funds and resources by criminal and terrorist organizations attempting to infiltrate Israel and the West Bank. Since the establishment of the brigade, it has intercepted some thousand smuggled weapons.
(Elisha Ben Kimon)