Israel intercepts potassium nitrate smuggled in EU humanitarian aid package

In a joint IDF and ISA operation several weeks ago, a truck was caught at one of the crossing points in Judea and Samaria carrying approximately 6.5 tons of potassium nitrate. The potassium nitrate was disguised in sugar bags, and was intended for use by terrorists in the Gaza Strip. It was Communicated by the IDF Spokesman.
Potassium nitrate is a banned substance in the Gaza Strip and the Judea and Samaria region due to its use by terrorists for the manufacturing of explosives and Kassam rockets.
The terror organizations disguised the potassium nitrate in sugar bags that were marked as being part of the humanitarian aid provided by the European Union. This is another example of how the terror organizations exploit the humanitarian aid that is delivered to the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip with Israel’s approval.
On 27 December, a joint operation by IDF and ISA, Muhammad Abdullah, a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist, was killed and three others were injured.
Abdullah, 43, resident of Wadi Gaza (Hamuhraka), was a senior leader of the Islamic Jihad in central Gaza and was in charge of weapons manufacturing, in particular Kassam rockets and mortar shells. These rockets and mortars are being launched on a daily basis at IDF forces and at Israeli communities in the western Negev. Abdullah was involved in the planning and execution of terrorist attacks on the Israeli home front that were thwarted by IDF forces. Abdullah also planned attacks against IDF forces, including an attempted attack on the Marmurek IDF post in September 2007.
Prior to the attack in which Abdullah was killed, the forces identified hitting two other Islamic Jihad terrorists who were equipped with weapons given to them by Abdullah and other Islamic Jihad operatives