Illegal crossings

Britain sees over 50,000 migrant crossings on small boats during Keir Starmer’s premiership

Over 19 months, 65,922 immigrants have successfully crossed the Channel, with Starmer’s average weekly immigrant arrivals at 790, almost double Johnson’s 404. 

|ByEMIL BOTHE
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a Q&A as he visits Taffs Well Depot in Ffordd Bleddyn on February 18, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.
Israeli police arrested seven people and deported eight others after stopping a vehicle carrying 15 Palestinian residents who were suspected of entering Israel illegally in February 2026.

Israeli police arrest seven, stop attempted infiltration of 15 Palestinian residents

The suspects were reportedly traveling to work in Bnei Brak, where they had planned an extended stay, the Police Spokesperson’s Unit said.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
A COUPLE claiming to be husband and wife, arrested for attempting to bring an illegal resident into Israel.

Palestinian woman, Israeli man arrested after pretending to be married to enter Israel

According to the police, the "couple" was stopped in their vehicle at a crossing between the West Bank and Israel.

|ByTZVI JASPER
POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Border guards indicted in scheme to smuggle illegal immigrants into Israel

According to the police, hundreds of illegal immigrants were allowed into the State of Israel by five security guards working for an independent security company at a road barrier in Givat Ze'ev.

|ByTZVI JASPER

Nearly 6,000 Palestinians illegally crossed into Israel in 2025, Knesset Nat'l Security Cm'tee told

Additionally, enforcement of illegal employment was increased, with 1,183 indictments reported this year, up from 985 in 2024.

OCTOBER 29, 2025ByTPS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians walk near an Israeli checkpoint, as they make their way to Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, near Qalandia, in the West Bank, March 21, 2025.