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Police Discover Military Arsenal Hidden in Northern Israel Cemetery
Israeli police and Border Guard officers discovered a hidden cache of military-grade weapons, ammunition, and explosives buried in a pit inside a cemetery in the northern village of Zarzir, near Nazareth, on Tuesday. Authorities believe the weapons originated from the military.
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- 01Police and Border Guard officers discovered a hidden weapons cache buried in a cemetery in Zarzir on Tuesday.
- 02The cache contained military explosives, detonators, dozens of 40mm projectiles, and 13 loaded M16 magazines.
- 03Authorities believe the seized weapons and military combat equipment originated from the military.
- 04No arrests have been reported in connection with the weapons discovery in Zarzir.
- 05The operation is part of an ongoing police crackdown on illegal weapons held by crime organizations in northern Israel.
- 06The discovery follows a separate raid on Monday near Rama that uncovered 12 weapons, explosives, and drugs.
The uncovered cache included a military explosive brick, several detonators, dozens of 40mm explosive projectiles or mortar shells, a MAG machine gun ammunition belt, 13 loaded magazines for M16 rifles, and large quantities of 5.56mm and 7.62mm ammunition. No arrests have been reported in connection with the discovery.
The raid was part of an ongoing police campaign targeting illegal arms held by crime organizations in northern Israel. It follows a similar operation on Monday near the village of Rama, where police dismantled a hideout belonging to the Abu Latif crime organization, seizing 12 weapons, explosives, and drugs valued at millions of shekels.
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