Israeli soldiers are stealing weapons during their invasion of besieged Gaza and there has been an uptick in the number of troops engaging in the theft of arms including high-explosive hand grenades and anti-tank missiles, according to Israeli broadcaster KAN, raising fears some of the stolen weapons may have ended up in the hands of illegal Jewish settlers, TRT World reports.

The KAN channel said there has been “a troubling increase in the phenomenon of weapons and ammunition theft in the Israeli army under the guise of war amid fears that they may also reach armed groups in the West Bank.”

KAN quoted Roi Sharon, the military correspondent for the news channel, as saying, “there is actually concern in the Israeli army about soldiers or even civilians stealing high-explosive hand grenades and anti-tank missiles from inside the Gaza Strip or areas where forces are stationed outside it and transferring them to criminal organisations, and from there to terrorist organisations.”

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