The Yachabal unit in Lahav 433, in cooperation with the Judea and Samaria Border Police and the General Security Service, uncovered a dangerous smuggling line of prohibited fertilizers that were sold to terrorist elements in Judea and Samaria.
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The materials, used to manufacture explosives, led to two attacks in Gush Etzion at the end of 2024.
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As part of the investigation, which lasted months, four suspects were arrested - including a 66-year-old Israeli citizen from Padia who sold the materials, and a 40-year-old resident of East Jerusalem - after a truck containing hundreds of bags of prohibited fertilizers was seized near the Gush Junction on May 6.
The buyers were residents of Judea and Samaria, aged 50, from the Hebron area.
Chief of Staff Maor Goren, from the IDF's explosives unit: "During the days of the investigation, the investigation team was able to prove that even though the suspects knew that the materials they transferred to the territories had been used in the past for terrorist attacks - they continued to smuggle them, for the purposes of financial gain.".
He said, "This is a serious case, in which the suspects are charged with offenses under the Anti-Terrorism Law.".
This Sunday, a serious indictment will be filed against the suspects in the Central District Court in Lod and the Military Court in Ofer, in cooperation with the Central District Attorney's Office and the Military Attorney's Office.
