{"id":636,"date":"2025-10-08T13:29:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finradio.org\/?p=636"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:29:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:29:29","slug":"srael-thwarts-large-iranian-arms-smuggling-operation-to-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finradio.org\/?p=636","title":{"rendered":"srael thwarts large Iranian arms smuggling operation to West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"Cover_wrapper__Vva68 \" data-is=\"article-cover\">\n<h1>I<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-639\" src=\"https:\/\/finradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gaza02-300x169.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gaza02-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/finradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gaza02-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/finradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gaza02.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1>\n<div id=\"trinity-adnimation\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"widget-layout-divider default visibility-none\" \/>\n<p class=\"Cover_content-excerpt__yFjHf excerpt\">The IDF specified that this trafficking was part of an ongoing Iranian strategy aimed at destabilizing the region by arming terrorist cells<\/p>\n<div data-is=\"author\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\"><span class=\"signature-images-default\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/upload\/image\/1352b9caa849f9325c12157cf9dfc47bc0e3c73e.png?width=36&amp;height=36&amp;type=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/upload\/image\/1352b9caa849f9325c12157cf9dfc47bc0e3c73e.png?width=36&amp;height=36\" alt=\"i24NEWS\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"information-wrapper\"><span class=\"signature-names\">i24NEWS<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"reading-time-wrapper hide-md\">\n<div class=\"article-reading-time\">2 min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"common-information-wrapper\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T13:22:41.000Z\">October 08, 2025 at 03:22 PM<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags hide-xl\">\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/iran\">Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/israel\">Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/idf\">IDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/west-bank\">West Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/middle-east\">Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/hamas\">Hamas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/gaza\">Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/arms-smuggling\">arms smuggling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__72PFA Link_inline__NFcHM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/tags\/israel-and-hamas-war\">Israel and Hamas war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-is=\"image-cover\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/37\/d1\/8e\/dd\/92\/0d\/de\/7f\/fe\/66\/2d\/7f\/c0\/4c\/e7\/76\/37d18edd920dde7ffe662d7fc04ce776.jpg?width=1000&amp;type=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/37\/d1\/8e\/dd\/92\/0d\/de\/7f\/fe\/66\/2d\/7f\/c0\/4c\/e7\/76\/37d18edd920dde7ffe662d7fc04ce776.jpg?width=750&amp;type=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/37\/d1\/8e\/dd\/92\/0d\/de\/7f\/fe\/66\/2d\/7f\/c0\/4c\/e7\/76\/37d18edd920dde7ffe662d7fc04ce776.jpg?width=480&amp;type=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/37\/d1\/8e\/dd\/92\/0d\/de\/7f\/fe\/66\/2d\/7f\/c0\/4c\/e7\/76\/37d18edd920dde7ffe662d7fc04ce776.jpg?width=1000\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/37\/d1\/8e\/dd\/92\/0d\/de\/7f\/fe\/66\/2d\/7f\/c0\/4c\/e7\/76\/37d18edd920dde7ffe662d7fc04ce776.jpg?width=750\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/37\/d1\/8e\/dd\/92\/0d\/de\/7f\/fe\/66\/2d\/7f\/c0\/4c\/e7\/76\/37d18edd920dde7ffe662d7fc04ce776.jpg?width=480\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/37\/d1\/8e\/dd\/92\/0d\/de\/7f\/fe\/66\/2d\/7f\/c0\/4c\/e7\/76\/37d18edd920dde7ffe662d7fc04ce776.jpg?width=1000\" alt=\"Iranian weapons seized by Shin Bet and Israeli army\" \/><\/picture><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Iranian weapons seized by Shin Bet and Israeli army<\/span><span class=\"credit\">IDF\/Shin Bet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"columns\">\n<article class=\"column col-8 col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"components\">\n<div class=\"Recommended_recommended__5XUTJ\">\n<h3 class=\"widget-typography-title size-small color-default\">Recommended &#8211;<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"widget-layout-divider thin visibility-none\" \/>\n<div id=\"truvid-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-is=\"component-paragraph\">The Shin Bet and IDF announced on Wednesday that they had dismantled a major arms smuggling operation from Iran, intended for terrorist cells operating in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-is=\"component-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"\" data-is=\"component-paragraph\">According to the military statement, the intercepted cargo included a considerable arsenal: 15 anti-tank rockets, 29 Claymore charges, 4 drones (including two explosive drones), an RPG launcher, 3 warheads, 20 hand grenades, 53 pistols, 7 assault rifles, 9 machine guns, as well as 750 pistol rounds.<\/p>\n<figure data-is=\"component-image-wrapper\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/5f\/2c\/f8\/c7\/c5\/d7\/52\/5e\/00\/cd\/b7\/4d\/3e\/1c\/9e\/64\/5f2cf8c7c5d7525e00cdb74d3e1c9e64.jpg?width=750&amp;type=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/5f\/2c\/f8\/c7\/c5\/d7\/52\/5e\/00\/cd\/b7\/4d\/3e\/1c\/9e\/64\/5f2cf8c7c5d7525e00cdb74d3e1c9e64.jpg?width=350&amp;type=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/5f\/2c\/f8\/c7\/c5\/d7\/52\/5e\/00\/cd\/b7\/4d\/3e\/1c\/9e\/64\/5f2cf8c7c5d7525e00cdb74d3e1c9e64.jpg?width=750\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/5f\/2c\/f8\/c7\/c5\/d7\/52\/5e\/00\/cd\/b7\/4d\/3e\/1c\/9e\/64\/5f2cf8c7c5d7525e00cdb74d3e1c9e64.jpg?width=350\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i24news.tv\/uploads\/5f\/2c\/f8\/c7\/c5\/d7\/52\/5e\/00\/cd\/b7\/4d\/3e\/1c\/9e\/64\/5f2cf8c7c5d7525e00cdb74d3e1c9e64.jpg?width=750\" alt=\"IDF\/Shin Bet\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"text-lighten\"><span class=\"caption\">Iranian weapons seized by Shin Bet and Israeli army<\/span><span class=\"credit\">IDF\/Shin Bet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"widget-layout-divider default visibility-none\" \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-is=\"component-paragraph\">Security services have arrested an arms trafficker from the Ramallah region, whose interrogation led to the uncovering of the supply network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-is=\"component-paragraph\">The operation resulted in the identification of the network responsible for the smuggling, linked to the special operations branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the Quds Force, headed by Ezatollah Bakri.<\/p>\n<figure data-is=\"component-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brightcove-lazy-player horizontal\" data-video-id=\"6326971853112\" data-video-auto-play=\"false\">\n<div class=\"lazyImageContainer\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/api.i24news.tv\/en\/brightcove\/6326971853112\/poster?type=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video-poster visible\" src=\"https:\/\/api.i24news.tv\/en\/brightcove\/6326971853112\/poster\" alt=\"Video poster\" data-is=\"lazy-image\" data-observed-item-id=\"https:\/\/api.i24news.tv\/en\/brightcove\/6326971853112\/poster\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"play-button-wrapper default\">\n<div class=\"VideoPlayButton_wrapper__E8Upk\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"text-lighten\"><span class=\"caption\">Israel hands over Jordan MP suspected of arms smuggling<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-is=\"component-paragraph\">The IDF specified that this trafficking is part of an ongoing Iranian strategy aimed at destabilizing the region by arming terrorist cells operating against civilians and Israeli forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-is=\"component-paragraph\">Similar operations had already been foiled in March and November 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-is=\"component-paragraph\">Last July, the Shin Bet and the IDF eliminated two Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon involved in this smuggling network orchestrated from Tehran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I The IDF specified that this trafficking was part of an ongoing Iranian strategy aimed at destabilizing the region by arming terrorist cells i24NEWS 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