GAZA, June 28 (UPI) -- Israeli border guards Tuesday seized arms that Palestinians had allegedly tried to smuggle to Gaza through the border with Egypt, the Israeli army said. An army statement said the guards spotted six people crossing the border before dawn Tuesday, prompting them to conduct a search in the area where they discovered six bags containing a total of 38 Russian-made Kalashnikov automatic rifles. There was no word on what happened to the apparent smugglers. Witnesses said the Israeli troops were searching the area for more arms.
Israel has repeatedly accused the Palestinians of smuggling weapons through tunnels dug along the Egyptian border.
In the meantime, an Israeli woman was wounded south of Gaza when Palestinians hurled stones at a group of extremist settlers protesting Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. |