Jerusalem, 5 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israeli tactical police officers have seized illegal military-grade weaponry and arrested two suspects following a targeted raid in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat.
Officers from the Yoav Unit, supported by aerial surveillance units, executed a search warrant at a residential property in the city. During the operation, security forces discovered a concealed weapons cache hidden inside a home’s plumbing shaft.
The seized contraband included two M-16 assault rifles, a fragmentation grenade, substantial quantities of diverse ammunition, and duplicated license plates suspected of being forged for illicit use.
Two local residents were taken into custody at the scene for interrogation. Police confirmed all confiscated armaments and forensic evidence were transferred for technical analysis as part of ongoing regional anti-crime operations.
