{"id":84623,"date":"2025-07-18T09:39:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=84623"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:53:22","slug":"east-jerusalem-agent-traps-dozens-in-weapons-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/east-jerusalem-agent-traps-dozens-in-weapons-sting\/","title":{"rendered":"East Jerusalem Agent Traps Dozens in Weapons Sting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"786\">In a city where politics, faith, and security intersect, even the weapons trade finds a foothold. Early this morning, the Jerusalem District Police revealed the identity of an undercover agent who operated for a year under the code name \u201cMatrix,\u201d leading to the arrest of dozens involved in illegal weapons and explosives trafficking<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"1151\">The agent, embedded by the Jerusalem Police&#8217;s Central Unit, infiltrated criminal circles in East Jerusalem, southern Israel, and the West Bank. Over the course of several months, he posed as a buyer and gained the trust of arms dealers, purchasing illegal firearms, explosive devices, and ammunition \u2014 all while collecting hard evidence and maintaining his cover<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1185\">The Night the Masks Came Off<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1503\">Last night marked the shift from covert surveillance to direct action. Dozens of Jerusalem police officers, Border Patrol units, and IDF soldiers carried out coordinated raids on suspects&#8217; homes. Video from the operation shows armored vehicles entering narrow streets as officers seized weapons, drugs, and vehicles<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1730\">Alongside the criminal investigation, a parallel financial probe was launched. Police sought to seize assets and disrupt the funding behind the weapons trade \u2014 aiming to dismantle not only the crimes but their infrastructure<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1730\">\n<p><iframe title=\"\u05e4\u05d9\u05e6\u05d5\u05d7 \u05e1\u05d5\u05db\u05df \u05d9\u05de\u05f4\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd (\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd: \u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1YSYbC7VSq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1767\">Arrests Across Multiple Sectors<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"2023\">The operation spanned neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, the Negev, and West Bank towns. The agent posed as a legitimate buyer, completing dozens of documented transactions. These exchanges laid the groundwork for sweeping arrests backed by solid evidence<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2193\">This morning\u2019s raids marked the culmination of a year-long effort, resulting in dozens of arrests and the seizure of explosive devices, firearms, and high-value assets<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2230\">A Public Message from Jerusalem<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2497\">At a ceremony following the arrests, Police Commissioner R.N.C. Dani Levi praised the agent and his team<br data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2344\" \/>&#8220;Deploying an undercover agent is among the most complex and high-risk operations. It reflects our deep commitment to safeguarding the Israeli public<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2497\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(<a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/wounded-bus-driver-in-jerusalem-a-call-for-protection\/\">Wounded Bus Driver in Jerusalem: A Call for Protection<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2499\" data-end=\"2718\">Jerusalem District Commander Amir Arzani added<br data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2553\" \/>&#8220;We infiltrated a sealed world and struck at its core. This is more than a police operation \u2014 it\u2019s a message of security to all residents of Jerusalem and Israel<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2754\">Jerusalem, at the Center Again<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"3096\">Illegal weapons have become a national threat \u2014 not only to public safety, but to civil stability. The \u201cMatrix\u201d operation signals a shift: from reactive policing to proactive disruption. By embedding agents, tracking funds, and striking simultaneously across sectors, Jerusalem stands as a symbol \u2014 of vulnerability, but also of resilience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video footage shows how an undercover operation led to dozens of arrests for arms and explosives trafficking across East Jerusalem and beyond<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":84625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"East Jerusalem Agent Traps Dozens in Weapons Sting","_seopress_titles_desc":"Video footage shows how an undercover operation led to dozens of arrests for arms and explosives trafficking across East Jerusalem and beyond","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[8512,8509,8747],"class_list":{"0":"post-84623","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-184","8":"tag-east-jerusalem-en","9":"tag-israeli-police-en","10":"tag-jerusalem-en"},"acf":{"subtitle":"Video footage shows how an undercover operation led to dozens of arrests for arms and explosives trafficking across East Jerusalem and beyond"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}