Smuggling

WATCH: Armed Gazans cross Yellow Line, take cover before IDF strike in northern Strip

In addition, IDF also stated it has begun striking Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon on Saturday night, in response to "Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement."

IDF's 36th Brigade operating in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, 2025.
A LEMON tree sapling, illegally brought to Israel.

Infected lemon tree discovered at Ben-Gurion, could destroy citrus industry

English Barb pigeon is seen receiving treatment after being smuggled from Jordan into Israel on Februray 10, 2026.

East Jerusalem man tries to smuggle rare species of pigeon to Israel via Jordan

Dutch Education, Culture and Science Gouke Moes and the Egyptian Ambassador to the Netherlands during the formal handover ceremony of the stolen scultpure at the Egyptian embassy in the Hague, February 8, 2026.

Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old sculpture stolen from Egypt during Arab Spring


Moroccan hash dealers boycott Israeli drug smugglers in support of Gaza - report

Moroccan hash is sought after worldwide as a high-quality premium product, with estimates putting the trade's yearly value in the billions.

 A farmer beats marijuana plants to get hashish resins in the Rif region, near Chefchaouen, August 11, 2008.

Beersheba couple attempts smuggling 173 iPhones into Israel, arrested

Two residents of Beer Sheva were arrested in Israel on suspicion of trying to smuggle 173 iPhones, worth NIS 700,000, in an attempt to evade taxes

 Israeli couple tries to smuggle iPhones into country to avoid taxation

Mollusk malice: Suitcases full of dangerous snails caught entering Israel

An unprecedented, rare find: Within 48 hours, thousands of snails at the weight of five kg. were confiscated from foreign workers returning to Israel from Thailand.

Suitcases at the airport, illustration.

Egypt-Israel ties at risk over Philadelphi Corridor, Cairo says

The head of the State Information Services (SIS) Diaa Rashwan said Israeli accusations that it had failed to secure that border were false.

 Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, gather as they seek shelter at the border with Egypt, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 7, 2024.

Smuggler kidnaps, imprisons Sri Lankan woman in apartment outside Jerusalem

The mother had called the police the day prior and explained that her daughter had been kidnapped by a man whom she knew.

 Israeli police guard while Palestinians perform Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem  Neighborhood of Ras Al Amud, January 19, 2024.

Israeli soldier wounded in IDF shootout with smugglers on Egypt border

Several people were wounded in the firefight, with a female soldier being taken to hospital, although her condition is now considered to be in good condition.

The Nitzana border crossing between Israel and Egypt 370

Suspected Jordanian airstrikes target Iran-linked drug smugglers in Syria - report

Earlier this month, Jordanian airstrikes reportedly targeted arms and narcotic smugglers in southern Syria.

Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft fighter pilots fly alongside a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to connect for fuel over Jordan. October 19, 2009.

Israel's failure: How the Gaza-Egypt border became Hamas's smuggling hub

The IDF Southern Command say they are working on a plan to address the Philadelphi Corridor to prevent the rearmament of Hamas terrorists.

 Palestinian terrorists from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, stand inside an underground tunnel in Gaza August 18, 2014.

Smuggling operation foiled on Jordanian border

It was the largest thwarting of a smuggling operation on the Jordanian border, with 137 weapons and 250 ammunition cartridges seized.

 Illegal weapons are displayed during a ceremony in Ma'ale Adumim, after a large police operation against illegal gun dealers, September 7, 2022.

Tel Aviv doctor indicted for shipping drugs from US to home, drug dealing

The doctor, whose identity is restricted under a publication ban, imported over 150 grams of Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).

 White powder sprinkled on a black background, behind money and a syringe with drugs.