68 Palestinians Caught Inside Garbage Truck at Israeli Border Crossing | WILD FOOTAGE
Israeli security forces foiled a "brazen" infiltration attempt at the Shomron Crossing after discovering 68 Palestinians smuggled inside a garbage truck's compactor. Viral footage shows the dramatic moment officers pulled the group from the waste compartment; the Arab-Israeli driver has been arrested.
Israeli security forces foiled a brazen infiltration attempt late last night (Monday) at the Shomron Crossing in Judea and Samaria.
During a routine inspection of a garbage truck traveling from Palestinian Authority areas toward central Israel, officers from the Defense Ministry’s Crossings Authority discovered 68 Palestinians crammed inside the truck’s compactor, the rear waste-crushing section.
The group was attempting to sneak illegally into Israel hidden among the trash.
The driver, an Arab-Israeli man in his 30s from Kafr Qasim, was arrested on the spot. He was found to be operating the vehicle without a valid license for that class.
All 68 individuals were safely removed from the truck and taken into custody by police and IDF forces for questioning.
Dramatic video of the incident has already gone massively viral, showing armed officers pulling dozens of people out from inside the garbage compactor.
Israeli officials are describing it as one of the more unusual and audacious smuggling attempts in recent memory.