Israeli forces stop smugglers

Israeli forces say they stopped two Palestinian smugglers from importing tobacco from Egypt to Gaza. Israeli naval officials noticed a small fishing boat heading towards the Gaza Strip moving heavy in the water, which indicated it was carrying a lot of weight on board, Ynetnews reported. The two Palestinians aboard surrendered when military forces fired a shot into the air. The smugglers were brought to the Ashdod port for questions to determine if they had a connection to a terrorist group or were criminally motivated. The area in which the boat was found is a usual route for terror groups smuggling weapons to Gaza.