Israel's Navy detained a ship carrying a large cache of arms.
Soldiers on Tuesday night boarded the freighter ship, flying the flag of Antigua, and discovered the arms and ammunition, disguised as commercial freight, according to the IDF spokespersons office. The ship was stopped by a special Navy force about 100 miles off the western coast of Israel.
The ship was then taken to Israel's Ashdod port for further scanning.
"The seizure of the ship was carried out as part of the Navy's ongoing intensive fight against terrorism and the prevention of weapons smuggling," according to a statement from the IDF.
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