{"id":56738,"date":"2026-02-15T01:47:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-caught-smuggling-weapon-from-west-bank-to-east-jerusalem-days-before-ramadan\/15\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T01:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:47:54","slug":"man-caught-smuggling-weapon-from-west-bank-to-east-jerusalem-days-before-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-caught-smuggling-weapon-from-west-bank-to-east-jerusalem-days-before-ramadan\/15\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Man caught smuggling weapon from West Bank to east Jerusalem days before Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">IDF observation troops and the Aerial Control Center also intercepted a drone attempting to smuggle three M-16 rifles into Israel on Friday, the military announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel Police arrested a 36-year-old man from Sur Bahir on Saturday after he was caught smuggling a weapon into east Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Detectives, Border Police, and patrol officers arranged a search and located a vehicle containing a loaded Carlo submachine gun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the police, they had prior intelligence indicating that an attempt to smuggle weapons into east Jerusalem from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/palestinian-cars-smashed-west-bank-202120333.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:West Bank;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">West Bank<\/a> was set to take place just a few days before the beginning of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/temple-mount-delicate-balance-tested-162452577.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ramadan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ramadan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Drone caught smuggling weapons into Israel<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">IDF observation troops and the Aerial Control Center intercepted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-intercepts-drone-carrying-three-141201071.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a drone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a drone<\/a> attempting to smuggle three M-16 rifles into Israel on Friday, the military announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/border-police-shoot-arrest-aggressor-103559320.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:drone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">drone<\/a>, which was identified as entering Israeli territory from the west, was located by troops and discovered to be carrying rifles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>IDF intercepts drone attempting to smuggle three M-16s and cartridges over the Egyptian border, January 4, 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The weapons were transferred to security forces for processing, the IDF stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Maya Zanger-Nadis, Goldie Katz, and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/man-caught-smuggling-weapon-west-061630957.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDF observation troops and the Aerial Control Center also intercepted a drone attempting to smuggle three M-16 rifles into Israel on Friday,<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-caught-smuggling-weapon-from-west-bank-to-east-jerusalem-days-before-ramadan\/15\/02\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/9ed81f709a7f4301a2c505a484157811","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}