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Israeli Defense Ministry thwarts attempt to smuggle 10,000 bullets into Gaza

The ammunition, hidden in a shipment of home goods, was intercepted by security inspectors working at the Kerem Shalom Crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s Ministry of Defense stopped an attempt to smuggle more than 10,000 bullets across the Kerem Shalom Border Crossing into the Gaza Strip, February 2022. Credit: Israel Defense Ministry.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense stopped an attempt to smuggle more than 10,000 bullets across the Kerem Shalom Border Crossing into the Gaza Strip, February 2022. Credit: Israel Defense Ministry.

Israel’s Ministry of Defense thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than 10,000 bullets, as well as a handgun, to Gazan terror factions in recent days, it said in a statement.

According to a statement, the ammunition was hidden in an innocuous shipment of home goods designed for the Gaza Strip. It was intercepted by security inspectors working for the Crossings Authority at the Kerem Shalom Crossing between Israel and Gaza.

“The shipment has been seized and transferred for the treatment of security forces,” said the ministry in a statement.

According to the IDF’s Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) for Gaza, which is is responsible for implementing the civilian policy by the Israeli government towards the Strip, the Kerem crossing is used to transport to the coastal enclave.

The crossing is managed by Defense Ministry’s Land Crossings Authority together with CLA representatives.

Requests to bring goods into Gaza are received from representatives of the Palestinian Authority and the international community, coordinated at the Merchandise Coordination Department of CLA.

“Goods that are imported to or exported from the Gaza Strip and requests for transportation are subject to a process of examination and approval by various agencies, including security and professional bodies in various government ministries, depending on the nature of the goods and the current policy,” the CLA said on its official website.

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