(haipo) - A Merkava tank, which was not in operational condition, was stolen from the Elikim base. The tank is a Merkava model, apparently an outdated Merkava 2B, whose production was stopped about 35 years ago. According to the location where the tank is located, it is possible that the thieves intended to melt the steel, weighing tens of tons, whose value in the market is high, but the reason for the theft has not yet been clarified, as of the time of publication of the article. The police opened an investigation and located him in a scrap metal warehouse, near the city of Nesher. The tank was in a "skinned" condition, meaning that the parts of the equipment and combat equipment had been removed from it, even before it was stolen.
Update for 20/9/23, 13:30 p.m.: Nesher police officers recently arrested 2 suspects, a resident of Tiberias and a resident of Haifa in their 40s on suspicion of their involvement in theft. The investigation is ongoing.
The Israel Police informed Lahi Pa:
Tonight a report was received from a representative of the Ministry of Defense about a tank that was stolen from an IDF training base near the Elikim Interchange.
Upon receiving the report, Coastal District police officers began conducting searches and a short time later, Nesher Station police officers located the tank in a scrap yard in the Nesher area.
Meanwhile, from a preliminary investigation of the circumstances of the case, it is suspected that the tank is not active and was stolen from the scene for reasons that are being investigated at this stage.
As mentioned, upon locating the stolen tank, a notification was sent to the Ministry of Defense and the police opened a joint investigation with the Ministry of Defense.
The Ministry of Defense informed Lai Pa:
Following information received last night at the Ministry of Defense, about a stolen tank, the investigative unit of the Military Police launched an investigation in cooperation with the Israel Police and the Israel Defense Forces. The tank was located in an iron collection lot in the city of Nesher.
This is the chassis of a Merkava 2 type tank, which went out of service many years ago. The tank has no armament, and its systems are not working. The tank was stationed in a fire area that was open to hikers and was used as a stationary tool for soldiers' exercises.
The tank was returned to the security system. The investigation of the incident continues, and a command investigation will also take place.
Let the owners of the iron complex close the place, they are complicit in the crime as if they committed it themselves.
The IDF must check this matter thoroughly.
Where does the audacity come from to enter military territory and load it... it is more correct to steal a tank weighing about 60 tons... although the tank is a bit outdated... but in many other armies, tanks of its generation are still in service...
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Poor people must take a loan and leave the country because of crime
According to the place of residence these are Jews from the right side who received an invitation from Gaza to use it against the Jews.
I think you can't surprise me anymore and here it comes.
Now we will wait for the next surprise