Illegal weapons

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

"The presence of a tunnel route was ruled out. It was also determined that the shafts were not located in proximity to the area of the security barrier," the military stated.

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.
A weapon found during an Israel Police raid, September, 2026.

Israel Police find illegal weapons, explosives among Arab communities in operation against crime

M4 Carbine superimposed on an Israeli flag

Fourth suspect arrested over theft of weapons from Israel's Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs base

MATADOR-style shoulder missile seized by Israel Police and IDF in northern Israel, September 6, 2026.

Police locate stolen IDF shoulder-fired missile, 10 flash grenades during two ops. in Galilee


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.

IDF, police thwart attempt to smuggle NIS 1 million in weapons

Security forces found a backpack carrying 80,000 Jordanian dinars (NIS 380,000) on the suspect.

 Weapons captured by IDF and police after thwarting a smuggling attempt along the Jordanian border

Border Police forces deployed in Rahat as shootings amass

Three shooting incidents reported in Rahat on Sunday • Bar Lev says Israeli forces will be deployed in Rahat

 Bedouin men outside the scene where an armed suspect was killed after firing at police special forces who were operating in Rahat, southern Israel, March 15, 2022

Sixteen arrested in Daburiya as fight against Arab sector crime continues

Police: The government’s campaign has generated a change in Arab-Israelis’ attitudes towards police.

 An Israel Police detective arrests a man in Daburiya on April 14, 2022.

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