Border Police

Border Police officer killed by accidental IDF gunfire, investigation underway

Meanwhile, the IDF killed a terrorist trying to throw explosive devices in the West Bank, authorities arrested a Palestinian for inciting pro-Hamas violence, and the Gaza Division gained a new head.

Policeman Uri Mektaev, 18, killed at his home, February 22, 2026.
MANY ILLEGAL weapons in the Arab community are stolen from Israeli army bases, while others are smuggled from the borders with Jordan and Egypt. Here, illegal weapons are displayed after a police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Nazareth in 2021.

Southern district police seize 1,000 illegal weapons in Bedouin sector

 A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.

Border Police thwart illegal Palestinian infiltration attempt near Jerusalem

An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

WATCH: Nine Palestinians arrested for stone-throwing incidents in West Bank


Israeli security forces arrest Palestinian disguised as Border Police officer

Police officers stopped for inspection a suspicious vehicle that had come from the West Bank, after noticing it had red and blue lights at the front.    

 The suspect arrested by border police officers. January 14, 2025.

Lev Lechayalot: Women holding it together in the service of Israel

Lev Lechayalot reaches out to female soldiers and women serving in the Border Police all over the country, be they lone soldiers or those in combat.

 Rebbetzin Lynne Myers and a volunteer with women serving at a naval base.

Covert op.: Undercover Border Police officers arrest senior suspect in Nablus

The suspect was arrested at a coffee shop in the heart of Kasbah in Nablus. 

 Undercover police officers carry out operations.

Beaten, punched, slapped, kicked: Indictment filed against officers for assault of Palestinian man

The officers were also accused of attempting to destroy evidence of the incident from their GoPro cameras and cell phones.

 Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.

Israeli soccer player allegedly humiliated by Border Police in Jerusalem

MK Simon Davidson, who knows Abu Fani personally, called on National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to investigate the situation. 

 Border police troops conduct large-scale operation to thwart illegal immigration to Israel. September 29, 2024.

Border Police officer indicted for illegal weapons offenses, DPI says

The indictment also said that the accused shot his firearm illegally on several occasions, including in the yard of his home in Rahat and from a moving vehicle. 

 View of the Beer Sheva District Court Hall in southern Israel on December 1, 2019.

Search for missing Ofakim resident continues with no new leads

Hundreds of volunteers and rescue personnel are searching for Boris Shuster, a 68-year-old Ofakim resident who went missing on Thursday.

 Boris Shuster

Terrorist sporting ISIS insignia shot dead after firing at West Bank checkpoint

The terrorist reportedly arrived at the Qalandiya checkpoint armed with a knife and fired fireworks at security forces operating there.

A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

Israeli security forces eliminate nine armed terrorists in West bank operations

Following the strike, multiple secondary explosions were identified, which the IDF noted as indications of the presence of weapon caches in the region.

 IDF troops operate in the West Bank, November 9, 2024.

Border Police, Shin Bet eliminate terrorists, destroy four explosives labs in Jenin raids

Israeli security forces conducted operations in the areas of Jenin and Qabatiya in the West Bank, eliminating terrorists and explosives labs.

Israeli security forces, including from the IDF, Border Police, and Shin Bet, operate in the Jenin area in the West Bank, November 20, 2024.