Police found the weapon and arrested the suspected gun thief.
Asoldier His gun was stolen after he fell asleep on a bus in Israel’s northern Upper Galilee region on Friday, N12 reported early Saturday morning.
After he woke up from his nap, he discovered that his gun was missing and approached the bus driver. The driver confirmed that he saw a man carrying a weapon exit the bus, according to the report.
N12 wrote that the suspected gun thief, a resident of Maghar, was later seen entering the city with the weapon.
The police found the weapon hidden during a search, and arrested the man.
The incident occurred on the same morning that 68-year-old Samson Mordechai and 18-year-old Aviv Maor were killed in a series of attacks by a terrorist.
Israeli security forces at the scene of a Palestinian assailant being shot after he carried out an attack in several locations near the city of Afula, December 26, 2025. (ANAT HERMONY/FLASH90)
An Israeli soldier sleeps in the West Bank.
The issue of soldiers’ sleep has led to security incidents over the past month. Two weeks ago, an IDF soldier was mistakenly left behind during an operation last week near Qabatiya, a Palestinian town south of Jenin in the northern West Bank, after falling asleep.
The soldier was left alone for 40 minutes before he eventually contacted a different unit.
James Ginn contributed to this report.