Israel Intercepts Smuggled Weapon Parts
Charles Johnson
Tue May 2, 2006 at 12:59 pm PDT • Views: 227
Today Israel confiscated a large shipment of “combat support items” destined for Gaza, originating in China. (Hat tip: Carl in Jerusalem.)
Hundreds of combat support items were found Tuesday morning in a shipping container sent from China to the Gaza Strip. Customs officers at the Ashdod Port made the discovery while scanning the container.
The container’s importers said their shipment includes sewing notions, hats and clocks. Customs officers however confiscated 300 telescopes, some of which have sights and infrared markers for long-range targets.
Security officials said the items are of good quality and had they reached the Gaza Strip they would have certainly improved terror groups’ ability to hit IDF targets.
“We are speaking of a quantity that could upgrade the fighting capability of a whole brigade in the Palestinian Authority security forces. A telescope of this kind, fitted on an M-16 rifle, for example, improves the death ability of the weapon,” customs officials said.
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