Thousands of 5.56 bullets were stolen from an IDF reserve barracks in the north of the country, in the Ein Zeitim area.
Following the serious case, and as is customary in cases of this type, an IDF investigation was opened to examine the circumstances of the incident. The IDF spokesman responded: For examination by the military prosecutor's office. "
As you may recall, in 2017, 33 weapons were stolen from a Yemeni field base.
Following the serious incident, the IDF established new procedures and budgeted millions of shekels for improving security at IDF bases, which became a target for criminal elements to obtain weapons.
Among other things, the program included advanced technological measures to improve security in IDF weapons. But despite these moves, and additional measures taken - in 2020, about 80 weapons were stolen from IDF bases, about half of them from the 769th Spatial Brigade base on the Israel-Lebanon border.
Following an in-depth investigation, it was determined that the promotion of the unit commander, an officer with the rank of colonel, will be delayed by one year, and he will not be promoted until the summer of 2024. It was also decided that his deputy be removed Others were tried before the division commander.
It is no secret that weapons coming out of IDF camps fall into criminal hands, create terror in the face of police forces, and cause fear of enforcement by the police in places where violence is on the rise.
