Five M16 rifles stolen from IDF base and located in Rahat
Police in the Southern District located five M16 rifles, a heavy machine gun, grenades, and hundreds of bullets stolen from an IDF base in the south, in Rahat and the Negev Bedouin diaspora. A stolen military Hummer was also seized, hidden in a packing house in Ami Oz. Police stated they will continue to fight the leakage of weapons to criminal or hostile elements.
Five M16 rifles, a heavy machine gun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and grenades were stolen in recent months from an IDF base in the south and located in Rahat and additional Bedouin villages in the Negev. This was revealed Sunday evening for the first time by Channel 14. Southern District police officers found the weapons during police activity in the city and its surroundings. The revelation joins a broader phenomenon of weapons leaking from IDF bases, including through theft or sale with inside help. Earlier this month, police in Rahat seized hundreds of IDF ammunition rounds suspected of being stolen. In addition, police located a stolen military Hummer that was hidden in a packing house in the community of Ami Oz. Police stated they will continue to fight the leakage of weapons to criminal or hostile elements. The article asserts that as long as the bases remain neglected, further break-ins and thefts are expected.