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Monday, March 11, 2024
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Monday, March 11, 2024
Gallant to troops: Iran smuggling arms into West Bank, gird for Ramadan terror
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to Duvdevan troops at the unit's base, March 11, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Iran is seeking to promote major terror attacks by smuggling weapons into the West Bank.
“We must prepare for an increase in terror during Ramadan,” Gallant says to troops of the elite Duvdevan unit.
“Iran is working to up the severity of attacks by smuggling in many weapons,” he says, describing the arms as “high-quality.”
Israel has previously announced that it had foiled attempts to smuggle Iranian-made explosives into Israel and the West Bank from Jordan.
