Palestinian Fisherman Arrested for Smuggling Weapons into Gaza

16 May, 2016   |   8 years ago

Jerusalem, 16 May, 2016 (TPS) -- The Shin Bet has cleared for publication that a Palestinian man involved in weapons smuggling into Gaza was arrested in April 2016.

Salim Gamal Hasan Na’aman, 39 years old from the Shati Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip, worked as a fisherman and was arrested by IDF navy forces after exiting the permitted fishing area, according to a statement released by the Shin Bet.

In his interrogation, Na’aman revealed that he was long involved in the smuggling of weapons and arms meant for Hamas and other terror organizations in Gaza. Through the sea, he smuggled ammunition and liquid fiberglass, which is used to produce rockets.