Illegal weapons

Syria intercepts massive Hezbollah arms shipment hidden inside oil tanker from Iraq

"A search uncovered a cache of weapons that included long-range missiles, guided anti-tank missiles and drones," SANA reported.

Syrian security forces seize a Hezbollah weapons shipment near the Syrian-Iraqi border, July 16, 2026.
View of the Israel–Jordan border along the Yarmouk River in the Golan Heights, March 16, 2026.

Israel's border with Jordan vulnerable to terror infiltration, weapons smuggling, locals fear

Israeli security forces conduct raids in the overt phase of Operation "Nomad," July 13, 2026.

Codename 'Nomad': First Bedouin undercover agent cracks major Israeli organized crime network

Israel police conducting an operation, July 13, 2026.

WATCH: Dozens arrested in ongoing countrywide weapons, drug trafficking raid led by Lahav 433


Police seek to catch Arab sector crime bosses through tax forms

Since the year began police have confiscated 1,233 pistols, 218 rifles, 493 improvised weapons, 54 shotguns, 453 different types of grenades, 231 explosive charges, and 166,176 rounds of ammunition.

Smuggled guns seized by the IDF and Israel Police near the border with Jordan, October 3, 2022

WATCH: Israeli teen launches RPG into the air, arrested by police

According to initial police suspicion, the RPG was fired as part of an ongoing dispute between two gangs.

 A soldier is seen with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)

IDF maps home of terrorist who killed Ukrainian lone soldier in Maccabim

Israeli security forces confiscated a variety of illegal weapons, including two improvised explosive devices found hidden in a child's bedroom.

 Palestinian gunmen march after an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian village of Aqaba, in the West Bank, September 1, 2023.

Why did censor let KAN publish Iran smuggling op. despite gag order? - analysis

The IDF promised Israel's military reporters that they would all get the full story. Somehow, KAN was given it first.

Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

IDF shoots, wounds masked Jewish stone thrower in West Bank

The man was one of a group of masked suspects at the Ma'ale Levona intersection off Highway 60 in the northern West Bank. 

 Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack in Huwara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, August 19, 2023.

One Palestinian killed as IDF uncovers, destroys explosives in Jenin

Two individuals were arrested, and one was killed in an exchange of fire between Israeli forces and local gunmen. 

 Palestinian gunmen clash with Israeli troops during an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the West Bank June 19, 2023.

Almost 1,500 illegal guns seized by Israel Police since start of year

The Israel Police noted that the number confiscated averaged out to almost five illegal pistols seized each day.

 Israel Police.

Did the int'l community do enough to stop Jenin weapons threat? - analysis

Iran wants to slowly build the terror infrastructure in the northern West Bank, as it did with its proxies and partners in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza.

 Explosives found by IDF in the Jenin refugee camp on July 3, 2023

Police seized over 400 illegal weapons in Israel's North since start of 2023

Israel Police said on Sunday that the fight against crime and violence in the Arab sector was their top priority.

 A rifle confiscated by Israel Police is seen

Illegal weapons in West Bank continue to fuel terror attacks - analysis

Shooting attacks continue and the discovery of rifles among the perpetrators are part of a larger pattern.

 Israeli soldiers search the West Bank village of Qafin for the suspected gunmen who shot and killed an Israeli civilian near the entrance to a Jewish settlement of Hermesh, May 30, 2023