Handguns to missile launchers: The officer leading the IDF's equipment return operation – Israel National News

Handguns to missile launchers: The officer leading the IDF’s equipment return operation  Israel National News

An Uzi submachine gun that was phased out of IDF service more than 30 years ago, handguns, ammunition, combat vests, helmets, and even missile launchers that have already been fired – these are just some of the items returned to the IDF during the first days of its military equipment return operation. The operation, which began earlier this week and will continue until next Thursday, allows civilians and reservists to return military equipment in their possession anonymously, without having to identify themselves and without facing disciplinary proceedings for having removed the equipment from the military. During the first days of the operation, more than 10,000 weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment items were collected at 63 collection points established throughout the country.

The IDF reports a strong public response, particularly among reservists seeking to remove equipment that has accumulated in their homes over the years of war. Lt. Col. N., head of the Logistics Branch in the Home Front Command, explained to Arutz Sheva that the purpose of the operation is not to replenish military equipment shortages, but first and foremost to prevent the dangers associated with keeping weapons and military equipment outside military facilities. "We have been through three years of war, and we are still in the midst of it on several fronts and in several arenas. Quite