Israeli authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle scuba diving suits into the Gaza Strip this month, which they say could have been used for a sea-based attack on Israel.
Customs employees at the Nitzana border crossing in the country’s south along with Shin Bet security service agents found the scuba suits in a shipment going to Gaza via Israel, the Customs Authority said Monday.
While the import documents stated that the shipment to the Strip was supposed to contain a large number of sports suits, a thorough examination by workers at Nitzana revealed that 40 diving suits had been included in the transport as well, a commodity which requires special permits. (READ MORE)
