A resident of Gan Yavne returned weapons dating back to the Six Day War. The police have been requesting that surplus weapons and other army equipment left in private hands be returned to the government. The resident was approximately 70 years of age and request that a volunteer police officer help turn in the weapons in lieu of travelling to the police station. The Six Day War was fought in 1967 and resulted in the liberation of much of the land occupied by Jordan, Egypt and Syria.