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Israel Foils Iranian Plot to Smuggle Advanced Weapons to West Bank Terrorists
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - The Israel Security Agency revealed on Monday attempts by Iran to smuggle large amounts of advanced weapons to terror operatives in the West Bank to be used in attacks on Israeli targets. Behind the plot was Iran's Unit 4000, the special operations division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' intelligence organization, and the special operations unit of the IRGC's Quds Force in Syria. The IDF captured a significant amount of advanced arms from Iran that were smuggled into the West Bank, including fragmentation bombs, anti-tank landmines, grenade launchers, 15 kg. of C4 explosives, 10 kg. of Semtex plastic explosives, shoulder-launched anti-tank missiles, RPG launchers, RPG rockets and propellant, hand grenades, assault rifles and handguns. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Iran is working to up the severity of attacks in Israel by smuggling in many "high-quality" weapons.