Illegal weapons

Two Arab Israelis, one PA resident indicted for stealing IDF shoulder-fired MATADOR missile

Police and Border Police have confiscated over 700 deadly weapons in 2026; however, police noted that the MATADOR shoulder missile was a highly unusual case.

Stolen IDF MATADOR missile, seized on September 5, 2026 by Israeli security forces during a raid in the West Bank.
A block with the symbol, atomic number and mass number of Uranium (U) element, in this illustration taken January 21, 2026.

Georgia arrests man for selling radioactive uranium-238 to foreign national for $700,000

Hezbollah and Syrian flags are seen fluttering in Fleita, Syria August 2, 2017.

Syria, Hezbollah hold secret security talks in Turkey, reportedly to ease border tensions

Israeli Border Police forces from the Jerusalem Envelope unit uncover a tunnel that Palestinians allegedly attempted to dig beneath the separation barrier near the village of Al-Jib, West Bank, September 9, 2026.

'Irresponsible statement': IDF denies reports of tunnels in Kalkilya, says only 'shafts' located


IDF, Israel Police foil NIS 3 million weapons smuggling

Four illegal arms dealers from east Jerusalem were caught with 53 illegal weapons in their possession.

 View of the northern border between Israel and Lebanon, on October 15, 2021.

70% of shooting attacks in Israel used stolen IDF weapons

Some 464 of 675 shooting incidents reported throughout 2021 in the country used stolen military-grade weaponry.

An IDF weapons cache

Border Police find M-16 while arresting Palestinian bird poacher

The illegally held birds are estimated to be worth about NIS 100,000.

Border Police find M-16 while arresting Palestinian bird poacher

Illegal weapons, violence in the Arab sector must be stopped - editorial

We’ve seen a glimpse of what would happen if those who hold the illegal weapons decide to use them. It must be ended immediately.

A Palestinian gunman holds a weapon during the funeral of Palestinian Yazan Abu Tabekh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, in Jenin in the West Bank February 6, 2020

Iran ‘conceals illegal activities’ for WMD tech - German intel

The report said Iran’s regime can use “Detour deliveries over ‘third states’ in order not to identify the final buyer” and “the use and misuse of inexperienced freight deliverers and transporters."

Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin.

Nazi items, weapons, and 21.5lbs of meth seized in Pennsylvania raid

An American couple has been charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking and illegal firearm ownership after Pennsylvania authorities raided their home.

Supporters of the National Socialist Movement, a white nationalist political group, give Nazi salutes while taking part in a swastika burning at an undisclosed location in Georgia, US on April 21, 2018

WMD charges added against men who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

In the new indictment, Fox, Croft and Harris were accused of planning to destroy a bridge near Whitmer's vacation home in order to hinder the response by law enforcement.

Protesters rally outside of the state capitol building before the vote on the extension of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration/stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. April 30, 2020

Netanyahu meets with Arab-Israeli authorities to discuss lowering crime

"I want special forces, task forces," Netanyahu suggested, after indicating that the crime wave would likely spread to Jewish localities soon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a Clalit healthcare center in the Arab town Tira.

90% of arrested weapons crime suspects from Arab-Israeli sector

96 Arab Israelis were killed and hundreds were wounded in violent crimes in 2020.

Arab leaders stand in front of a sign that reads "We want to live without violence and crime"

11 arrested, dozens of weapons confiscated in east Jerusalem

During the operation, large stockpiles of weapons, equipment and ammunition were found in Shuafat.

Police arrest 11 suspects, confiscate dozens of weapons in Shuafat in east Jerusalem, Oct. 2020