The Israeli army confirmed that the individual who detonated an explosive device in Megiddo did not enter the country through a tunnel from Lebanon. Instead, the infiltrator entered by crossing the border fence. Israeli authorities are investigating how the infiltrator managed to cross the border, and they are determined to learn from the incident. The infiltrator placed the explosive device at the Megiddo junction, which injured a 21-year-old citizen. Two days after the incident, it was revealed that a gunman was responsible for the attack. The explosive device used resembled the “Kilimagor” device previously used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon when it was under Israeli control. After the explosion, the gunman stopped a driver to take him to the border area. However, the security forces eventually stopped the car and killed the gunman near the town of Admit. An explosive belt and weapons were found in the car. The Israeli army believes that the infiltration was carried out in a secretive manner by the infiltrator’s handlers, so they were unable to neutralize him beforehand.
The Israeli army announces that the gunman who detonated an explosive device in Megiddo did not infiltrate from Lebanon through a tunnel
The Israeli army announced this evening that the gunman, who infiltrated from Lebanon and detonated an explosive device at the Megiddo junction in northern Israel, entered the country by crossing the border fence and not through an underground tunnel. The Israeli army added that “during recent days, efforts are being made to investigate how he infiltrated, and the Israeli army continues its investigation of the incident to draw the required operational lessons and lessons.”
The explosive device he placed at the Megiddo intersection injured a 21-year-old citizen from the village of Salem, and two days after the incident, it was allowed to be published that a gunman had infiltrated from Lebanon at the end of the week, and he was the one who placed the explosive device.
The device that exploded resembled the “Kilimagor” device used by Hezbollah during the period of Israeli security control over southern Lebanon. After the explosion, which occurred at 6:00 am, the gunman stopped a driver to take him from Marj Ibn Amer to the border area, and the car stopped after a chase by the security forces, around At 17:00, after that, the gunman was killed while he was in the car by al-Yamam forces near the town of Admit, several kilometers from the border.
An explosive belt and weapons were found with him, ready to detonate, and the Israeli army announced that its forces felt a threat to their life, which prompted them to open fire at him. The driver, who took him from the north, was released after it became clear that he did not know his intentions.
The Israeli army estimates that the infiltration and directing of the gunman was carried out in a very secret manner by the hostile party that sent him, so the Israeli army did not succeed in neutralizing him in advance.
The investigation into the recent shooting at Megiddo junction in northern Israel has revealed that the gunman did not infiltrate via an underground tunnel, but rather by crossing the border fence. The Israeli army is continuing to investigate how the gunman managed to enter the country and is drawing operational lessons to prevent similar incidents in the future. The device used in the attack resembles the “Kilimagor” device previously used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon when Israel had security control over the area. Thankfully, the perpetrator was neutralized by the Israeli security forces before any further harm was done.