Illegal weapons

Hebron residents blame family feuds for IDF counterterrorism operation

Dozens have been injured in fighting between Palestinian families, specifically in the Jabal Johar neighborhood and surrounding areas in southern Hebron over the past several months.

IDF troops operate in the Hebron, in the West Bank to destroy the home of Imran al-Atrash, one of the terrorists responsible for the November 18, 2025, ramming and stabbing attack that resulted in the death of 70-year-old Kiryat Arba resident Aharon Cohen. January 15, 2026.
AN OFFICER during Operation 'New Order' on December 31, 2025.

Police make arrests in Bedouin community, find stolen IDF weapons in Rahat kindergarten

Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

WATCH: IDF kills three terrorists, destroys terror infrastructure during southern Lebanon ops.

IDF soldiers operate during an Israeli raid in Tammun near Tubas in the West Bank, November 4, 2025

Can the IDF avert an explosion of terror in the West Bank? - analysis


Where are Palestinians getting M-16 rifles from? - analysis

It’s difficult to quantify how many illegal firearms there are in the West Bank or how prevalent they are with terror groups or other armed men.

 PALESTINIANS ATTEND the funeral of five terrorists belonging to the Lions’ Den group who were killed by Israeli forces in Nablus on October 25

'Wandering Storm': Massive Border Police op targets illegal weapons

Over 60 targets in various locations in the coastal region were raided in the operation and 20 suspects were arrested.

Palestinian demonstrators clash with IDF and Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 7, 2022.

Russian missile supplies running low, Ukrainian intel says

As Russia's weapon supply runs lower and lower by the day, they have no choice but to ask for help from allies with supplies - or worse - retreat.

 9М723 missiles, part of Iskander-M missile complex, are seen during a demonstration at the International military-technical forum ARMY-2019 at Alabino range in Moscow Region, Russia June 25, 2019.

US worried that weapons sent to Ukraine could end up in ‘wrong hands’

The US State Department outlined a plan to stop the potential trade of US arms sent to Ukraine, noting that criminal actors may attempt to acquire weapons.

 A member of the Ukrainian National Guard prepares a D-30 howitzer for a fire towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 5, 2022

Israel seized 300 illegal weapons on Egyptian, Jordanian borders in 2022 - IDF

In addition to the weapons, over 2,100 kg. of drugs have been seized along the Egyptian and Jordanian borders.

 Israel security forces have seized over 2,100 kg. of smuggled drugs along the Egyptian and Jordanian borders since the start of 2022.

14 arrested in West Bank overnight, IDF soldier lightly wounded by gunfire

Weapons seized by Border Police operations in the West Bank • 3 suspects arrested for assaulting passers-by in the Old City of Jerusalem.

 Border Police confiscate weapons in Abu Dis

Israel's security forces bust massive weapons smuggling ring

Revealed on Monday, Israel Police's special operations unit and the IDF bust a major smuggling attempt in southern Israel.

Firearms were found in the back of the suspects' vehicle

IDF confiscates millions of shekels worth of weapons smuggled from Jordan

The drugs and weapons that originate from Iraq and Syria can end up in the West Bank in the hands of potential Palestinian terrorists or criminal gangs inside Israel.

Drugs and weapons smuggled in from Jordan caught by the IDF.

How did Shinzo Abe's killer make his DIY gun?

Video images from the scene showed the assailant fired at Abe with a device that had a pistol grip and seemingly two pipes covered in black electrical tape.

 A police officer detains a man, believed to have shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Nara, western Japan July 8, 2022

One year of Bennett's Israel: The Octopus doctrine, terror and a budget

A year into Israel’s current coalition, like in every government, nothing has been perfect – especially in terms of security and terrorism.

  Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the Tanach learning track meeting at Ben-Gurion House in Tel Aviv, May 31, 2022.