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Potential weapons found in 172 parcels en route to Gaza

Officers with the Coordination and Liaison Administration confiscate parcels containing goods that could be used in terrorist activity, including communications equipment, drones and accessories for weapons.

by  Shlomi Diaz
Published on  05-16-2019 11:37
Last modified: 04-06-2020 15:53
Potential weapons found in 172 parcels en route to GazaCOGAT spokesperson

Some of the items confiscated by officers at the Erez crossing include gun sights and other accessories for weapons, and night vision equipment | Photo: COGAT spokesperson

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A shipment of 172 parcels bound for the Gaza Strip that contained equipment that could potentially be used in terrorist activity has been intercepted at the Erez crossing.

On Wednesday, the Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories and the Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) for Gaza coordinated the delivery of 250 bags of mail from Israel to Gaza. The shipment included 172 parcels that contained items that are deemed "dual use," meaning they could be used for nefarious purposes as well as for innocent activity. An officer with the unit from the CLA for Gaza who was stationed at the crossing confiscated the items, all of which had been ordered online.

The items identified in the parcels included digital microscopes, gun sights and other accessories for weapons, such as drones, electronic components, field telephones, cameras, diving flashlights and army shoes.

Head of Coordination and Liaison Administration for Gaza, Col. Iyad Sarhan, said, "We take any attempt to exploit civil coordination on mail delivery to ship dual-use items that could hurt the security of Israel and its citizens."

"Our officers at the crossing, along with the Land Crossings Authority in the Defense Ministry and the Israel Postal Company, are working around the clock to thwart this kind of smuggling and keep out equipment that can be used for belligerent and terrorist purposes," Sarhan said.

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