Israeli police reported seizing a Matador rocket stolen from the IDF, an M16 rifle, handguns, a fragmentation grenade, and ammunition in two raids in Qalansawe and Kafr Qasim, with five suspects arrested.
The two operations late on Tuesday night targeted known crime hotspots in the Triangle region. In Qalansawe, police from the Tayibe station and National Guard troops located a Matador rocket hidden near a house, which they suspect was stolen from the IDF, along with a Glock pistol. Two local residents were arrested. In a parallel operation in Kafr Qasim, detectives and Border Police officers searched four sites, seizing an M16 rifle, a 9mm pistol, two starter pistols, a converted fragmentation grenade, ammunition, magazines, and scopes. Three family members were arrested. The seizure of a Matador rocket — a shoulder-fired weapon capable of penetrating fortified structures — is particularly notable, as it indicates a significant escalation in the firepower available to criminal organizations in the sector. The police have been intensifying operations against illegal weapons in Arab Israeli communities in recent months as part of efforts to curb violent crime.
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