Smuggling

Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media - report

Video tutorials on social media show migrants using risky methods to enter the UK, sparking safety concerns and highlighting the dangers of truck smuggling.

Migrants try to board smugglers' boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025; illustrative.
Israeli Police found mid-20s man attempting to smuggle weapons in Negev region. January, 18.

Negev police chase ends in death of suspected weapons smuggler, Israeli Police say

M-16 rifles intercepted and seized by the IDF after they were attempted to be smuggled into Israel, January 16, 2025

IDF intercepts drones smuggling weapons through western border

IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.

Israel’s 'Wild West' of weapons is a growing national security threat - opinion


New Jordan security fence could be done in early 2028

In November 2024, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new high-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling.

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts attacks on Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon

Earlier, the IDF confirmed that it had conducted a strike, killing two Hezbollah terrorists in al-Jumayjimah, southern Lebanon, on Sunday.

This image grab from an AFPTV footage taken on January 5, 2026, shows an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Hatta, in southern Lebanon.

Israeli civilian shoots at smugglers in southern Israel, leaves one dead

The incident is under review, and the civilian's conduct is also being reviewed by a joint inquiry team from the Military Police and the Israel Police.

 IDF soldiers from the Kfir brgigade operate in the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2024.

Jordanian army strikes near Sweida after intercepting arms, drugs smugglers near border

The Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes near Sweida, Syria, targeting smuggler factories used for operations into Jordan, after coordination with "regional partners."

Jordanian troops ride their military vehicles during a parade at a ceremony to celebrate the country's 74th Independence Day within a limited number of activities amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan May 25, 2020; illustrative.

Iran’s shadow aviation network keeps weapons flowing under sanctions

From disappearing flights to byzantine corporate structures, a groundbreaking report shows how China and Russia, along with many other countries, help Iran evade sanctions.

An Iranian soldier holds an RPG on Quds Day, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2024

For first time, Bedouin-Israeli administratively detained for drone weapons smuggling

Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the administrative detention despite having ended the practice for Jewish-Israelis, even for violent offenses.

Drone being remotely controlled

US Southern Command targets narco-traffickers in international waters

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking," the military said in a post on X.

The top deck of US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, with fighter jets, December 1, 2025; illustrative.

Syria seizes missile depot in Daraa countryside near Israeli border in bid to increase security

The operation comes as part of Syrian authorities’ efforts to enhance surveillance of the southern borders and prevent illegal weapons from reaching sensitive areas. 

Missiles intended for smuggling were found by Syrian forces in Daraa

WATCH: IDF, police arrest terrorists, weapons dealers in Kalkilya counterterrorism op.

During the operation, soldiers also shot and killed a terrorist who "hurled a suspicious object" at them. 

IDF, Border Police conduct large-scale counterterrorism operation in Kalkilya, December 4, 2025.

'Hezbollah disarms or Israel acts': Netanyahu, Ortagus meet as Israel-Lebanon tensions flare

The talks come one year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which Israeli officials say is eroding.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen walking in the hallways of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025