Smuggling

Syrian-Lebanese border closed after IDF issues evacuation notice - report

The IDF announcement stated that the intended airstrikes were due to Hezbollah's use of the crossing "for military purposes and for smuggling means of combat."

Members of the Syrian military police gather outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 22, 2026.
DEFENSE MINISTER Marhaf Abu Qasra inspects an armored brigade in the Syrian Army, March 31.

Cross-border tunnels spotlight Syria-Lebanon smuggling, security tensions

Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: IDF continues counterterrorism ops. in Gaza Strip, including destroying terror tunnels

Coins seized by Border Police from vehicle of Palestinian doctor after attempted smuggling into Israel, March 23, 2026.

Palestinian doctor arrested for smuggling Second Temple-period coins from West Bank to Jerusalem


Mystery solved: Lions and monkeys discovered in Israel smuggled in via drones from Egypt, Jordan

Since the beginning of the month, numerous incidences of lions and monkeys being discovered throughout the country have been reported.

 View of the lion cub rescued by police. March 9, 2025.

Jordanian border forces clash with smugglers from Syria, killing four

Smugglers had attempted to exploit poor weather conditions and dense fog to cross the border.

A Syrian soldier is seen standing in the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.

West Bank terror threat grows as Palestinians smuggle more IDF rifles -analysis

While the IDF has launched Operation Iron Wall, designed to increase raids on the terrorists in places like Jenin, the enemy is also better armed than in the past.

 Israeli security forces operate across the West Bank on February 1, 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah hotspots for weapon smuggling near Lebanon-Syria border

Israeli forces took action following a breach of the ceasefire agreement, as Hezbollah sent a surveillance drone into Israeli territory.

Reported IAF strikes on the Bekaa valley, 27 December 2024

IDF thwarts weapons smuggling attempt from Egypt to Israel

A drone was spotted and shot down by the IDF, which found that the drone was carrying 13 weapons and ammunition.

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

Syria says it stopped weapons smuggling to Hezbollah - analysis

The Lebanese army must deploy in order for Israel to withdraw, and Hezbollah’s presence must end. However, as revealed by the smuggling, Hezbollah is trying to re-arm.

Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

Documents captured from Hamas reveal Iran's complex weapons smuggling network

The smuggling routes to the West Bank had two routes: the first passed through Syria to Jordan; the second route began in Syria, through Lebanon, and then weapons were smuggled directly into Israel.

The embroidered flags of Lebanon, Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Palestinian Authority (illustrative)

Police seize Lebanese hashish in northern Israel worth thousands of shekels

At this stage, no suspects have been arrested, with police "continuing investigative efforts to identify suspects involved in the smuggling."

 The Lebanese hashish seized by the police in northern Israel.

Israeli air force destroys 3.5 km. Lebanon-Syria Hezbollah smuggling tunnel

The tunnel was operated by Hezbollah’s 4400 Unit, which is responsible for the transportation of weaponry from Iran to Lebanon.

 Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike in the Lebanese village of Jibal el Botm, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on September 23, 2024.

Terror threat on Israel expands beyond Gaza, West Bank into Jordan - analysis

The recent terror attack on the 8th of September comes as part of the ongoing smuggling of weaponry and drugs to the West Bank since October 7th.

 Police at the scene where three Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024