Thousands of 5.56-caliber bullets were stolen from an IDF reserve barracks in the north of the country, in the Ein Zeitim area. As is customary in such instances, the IDF has launched an investigation.
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On Jan. 2, more than 90,000 bullets were stolen from a bunker at an IDF training base at Tze'elim; on Jan. 6 a vehicle was stolen from the Tze'elim parking lot; on Feb. 3 communications equipment were stolen from a container at Tze'elim; on Feb. 5, general military equipment was stolen during a break-in at the Natan Camp near Beersheba; and on Feb. 7 more ammunition was stolen from the Sde Teiman base.
In 2020, about 80 weapons were stolen from IDF bases on the Israel-Lebanon border. In 2017, 33 weapons were stolen from the Sdei Teiman base.
Consequently, the IDF has established new procedures and budgeted millions of shekels for improving security at IDF bases, which have been targeted by criminal elements.
