JERUSALEM, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Navy and Security Service (the Shin Bet) intercepted a shipment of materials for allegedly manufacturing weapons on its way to the Gaza Strip, the army revealed on Wednesday night.
A fishing boat containing liquid fiberglass, a material mostly used to repair boats and cars, was caught by Israeli commandos on Jan. 19.
Three Palestinians on board the boat were arrested. They admitted during an investigation that the shipment was destined for a military wing of the Islamist Hamas movement, said a spokesperson with the Shin Bet.
The suspects also admitted that the material was meant to be used for manufacturing rockets and mortars, the spokesperson added.
On Wednesday, the three were indicted in an Israeli court with a range of security offenses.
On Aug. 26, a fragile ceasefire agreement concluded Israel's 50-day-long war in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
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