Weapons and Explosives Located in UNRWA Bags

Press Release

31.01.24
IDF, Media Center

During operations in western Khan Yunis, the 7th Brigade conducted a targeted raid on a facility used by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization to manufacture weapons. The soldiers located and destroyed a workshop used to produce weapons including long-range rockets, anti-tank missiles, mines and explosive devices. Additionally, an underground tunnel route in the compound was identified and destroyed. The forces' operations significantly impacted the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization's ability to produce rockets.

Simultaneously, the soldiers located numerous weapons, including explosive devices inside UNRWA bags, Kalashnikov rifles, RPG warheads, weapons magazines, IEDs, hand grenades and more.

Footage from operations of the 202nd Battalion, operating under the 7th Brigade in Khan Yunis:

Attached are photos of the weapons that were located: