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Israeli customs finds 16 tons of chemicals for rocket fuel being smuggled to Gaza

Ammonium chloride, used in the construction of rocket fuel, is found in containers destined for Gaza in July 2023. (Tax and Customs Authority)
Ammonium chloride, used in the construction of rocket fuel, is found in containers destined for Gaza in July 2023. (Tax and Customs Authority)

Israeli customs announce that they foiled an attempt to smuggle 16 tons of chemicals that could be used to manufacture rocket fuel from Turkey to Gaza.

Among the containers that arrived at Ashdod port in July were some containing 54 tons of plaster for construction in Gaza.

Among these were hidden 16 tons of ammonium chloride, a dual-use chemical that Israel bars from Gaza due to its potential to be used to construct rockets.

Terror groups in the Hamas-ruled Strip have fired tens of thousands of rockets at Israel in recent years.

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