Israeli military conduct largest raid on Palestinian arms manufacturers

Israeli security forces have conducted the largest operation since the beginning of the year against the Palestinian arms manufacturers and traffickers in the West Bank, seizing dozens of firearms and weapon manufacturing machines, the Israeli defense Forces' (IDF) press service said in a statement Tuesday.

"Last night, the military seized 22 weapon manufacturing machines, dozens of firearms, and arrested two traffickers," the statement said.

Israeli security forces have been conducting operations to uncover weapons manufacturers and traffickers on the territory of the West Bank since the beginning of 2016, according to the Israeli army, Sputnik writes.

As a result of the operations, over 300 firearms were seized and 140 Palestinians suspected of manufacturing and trafficking weapons were arrested.