Hebrew Channel: Investigation into Suspicions of Foreign Involvement in US Base for Smuggling Goods to Gaza

Translation by SadaNews - The Hebrew-speaking channel i24NEWS revealed on Tuesday evening a new smuggling case to the Gaza Strip, suspected to involve foreign entities operating within the US military-civilian base in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel.

According to the Hebrew channel, as translated by SadaNews, Israeli security agencies are conducting an investigation into suspicions that high-ranking criminal elements bribed foreign personnel at the US base, which is responsible for reconstruction affairs in Gaza, in order to smuggle prohibited goods into the territory.

It is suspected that high-ranking criminal elements worked to bribe officials at the US base to facilitate the smuggling of these goods.

The suspicions being investigated by the Israeli security establishment indicate a collaboration between Israeli criminals and foreign elements at the US base, aiming to smuggle goods while channeling large amounts of money into the pockets of the traffickers.

This new case comes about two weeks after the charges in the previous smuggling case to Gaza, in which 12 Israelis were accused of smuggling goods valued at 3.9 million shekels, including cigarettes, iPhones, batteries, communication cables, and car spare parts into the territory.

The accused in the previous case, some of whom are reservists in the Israeli army, acted systematically and meticulously, exploiting vulnerabilities at the crossings and military activity in the region.