Israel | Quite a few passengers arrive at the airport with a gun

Today, the Airports Authority appealed to passengers to carefully check their backpacks and backpacks and make sure they did not forget any guns, cartridges, bullets or any tool that could be interpreted as a weapon. This is against the background of the increase in the number of passengers who forget them in their boarding bags.The data from the security division in Israel shows that last September alone, various weapons were found in the boarding bags of dozens of passengers, including 5 guns, about 40 cartridges, hundreds of bullets or long weapons, as well as various knives and knives. The phenomenon has gotten even worse in recent days Against the background of security tensions and the increase in the number of citizens carrying weapons.

In Israel, they point out that this is indeed a good-faith forgetfulness or inattention, often by those who have completed reserve service, but any attempt to bring weapons or ammunition onto the plane entails a regulated procedure according to the international regulation for the prohibition of carrying weapons. Beyond unpleasantness, this causes unnecessary delays And may even cause the passenger to miss the flight.

It should be noted that a passenger caught at an airport abroad with bullets or a cartridge may be arrested, stand trial and in “lighter” cases he may be removed from that country, permanently.