Israel announces thwarting of massive Iranian operation to smuggle weapons to Palestinians

Israeli forces thwarted the delivery of a massive weapons cache that Iran was attempting to smuggle to terrorists in the West Bank, a statement said.

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"In recent months, Iranian agents have been attempting to smuggle weapons, including advanced arms originating from Iran, into Judea and Samaria with the intention of carrying out terror acts against Israel," the statement read.

"The operation was exposed and thwarted by the ISA and IDF, while investigating detained Palestinian operatives that had attempted terrorist attacks against Israeli targets. Investigations revealed information about the current activities of Munir Makdah, a resident of Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon who is of Palestinian descent, known for years as an operative of both Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and continues to attempt to carry out attacks," it continued.