Israel said Monday that officials at a crossing point into Gaza foiled an attempt to smuggle in wetsuits for use by militants of the Islamist movement Hamas which rules the Palestinian territory.

"Inspectors at the Kerem Shalom crossing...foiled an attempt to smuggle dozens of professional wetsuits that were suspected of being destined for terrorist elements in the Gaza Strip, including Hamas's naval commando unit," a government statement said.
"The wetsuits were concealed in a seemingly innocent shipment of sportswear that had been imported from abroad," it said, adding that the seizure was made with the help of the Shin Bet intelligence service.
Video posted with the statement showed short-sleeved, knee-length garments.
"An investigation has been opened to locate those involved," it said, without revealing when the attempt took place.
Israel imposes strict control on shipments from its territory into the Palestinian coastal enclave, seeking to prevent Hamas from receiving so-called "dual-use" items with the potential for building fortifications or attacking the Jewish state.
Israel controls two of the three land crossings into Gaza -- Kerem Shalom and Erez -- and maintains an air and sea blockade.
The third land terminal is at Rafah, on the border with Egypt.
Cairo has largely kept it closed since 2013 and has destroyed Palestinian tunnels used to smuggle in commercial goods, cash, people and, allegedly, weapons.