Police Seize Hand Grenades and Weapons in Northern Israeli Town

The discovery was made during a police raid on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, targeting a local residence. Acting on intelligence regarding illegal weapons possession, officers searched the property and located a box containing the grenades and additional military gear concealed inside a nearby sewage pit. While Panet and Alarab reported the items as military hand grenades, Ynetnews specified they were IDF stun grenades. All the discovered weapons and equipment were confiscated by the authorities.

Following the operation, police arrested a 20-year-old resident of Zarzir at the scene. At the request of the police, the Nazareth Magistrate's Court extended the suspect's detention until Friday, October 9, 2026, to allow the investigation into the origin of the weapons to continue. According to police statistics, officers in the northern region have seized more than 700 weapons since the beginning of the year, including dozens of grenades identified as belonging to the Israeli military.