Two Arab Israelis, one PA resident indicted for stealing IDF shoulder-fired MATADOR missile
Police and Border Police have confiscated over 700 deadly weapons in 2026; however, police noted that the MATADOR shoulder missile was a highly unusual case.
The Haifa District State Attorney's Office has indicted two Arab Israelis and a Palestinian resident of the West Bank for stealing an IDF MATADOR shoulder-fired missile. The two Arab Israelis, aged 22 and 24, were arrested on September 5 during a joint operation by the Northern District police, the IDF's anti-terrorist unit, and the Northern Command.
The third suspect, a 22-year-old Palestinian resident of the West Bank, was also arrested after illegally entering sovereign Israel. The theft of the MATADOR missile is described as a highly unusual case, with over 700 deadly weapons confiscated by police and Border Police in 2026 in the fight against arms smuggling and violent crime.
Additionally, four Palestinian residents of the West Bank were arrested on Thursday for illegal weapons possession, with ten M16 ammunition magazines and hundreds of rounds of various other types of ammunition found in one suspect's home.
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