Two herds of cattle wandered onto a firing range during an IDF training exercise on Monday, disrupting and ultimately stopping the drill, Israel Police confirmed.
Soldiers from the IDF’s Golani Brigade were actively training at the time, likely using live fire.
Authorities seized and quarantined the approximately 80 cows in the Moshav Dor area along Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast, north of Caesarea.
The whole operation required a period of intelligence gathering and the cooperation of the Border Police, the Israel Air Force, and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
Owners thought to be residents of nearby Arab villages, expected to pay fine before cattle are returned
Police suspect that the cattle belong to residents of Muawiya and Ein Ibrahim, two villages adjacent to Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel near the Golani Brigade training base where the cattle were found.
The cattle are expected to remain quarantined until their owners, who are under investigation by Border Police, pay the fines for allowing errant livestock into an IDF firing range.
