Israel borders

Israel to build 500-km Jordan border barrier, expand settlements in major Defense Ministry plan

The centerpiece of the security plan is a comprehensive new border barrier stretching approximately 500 kilometers along Israel's border with Jordan, at an estimated cost of NIS 5.5 billion.

The recently fortified border wall between Israel and Lebanon is seen from the Bedouin Arab village of Arab Al Aramshe on November 04, 2026 in the Western Galillee, Israel.
ISRAELI BORDER police operate near Betlehem.

Suspect shot in leg by Border Police at Shuafat crossing near Jerusalem

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

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

From Sinai to the Golan: How Israel’s borders are shifting today - opinion


Reporter’s Notebook: A long night on the Gaza border

With rumors of a ceasefire, throughout the night of May 29 the IDF stuck targets in Gaza as sirens warned residents of rocket fire.

Israeli solders stand as a transporter carrying a tank drives by, on the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Gaza, near kibbutz Mefalsim, May 30, 2018

Home Front Command: Over 150,000 homes are unprotected in the north

Gafni called on the government to immediately begin installing a better warning system in the north.

An Iron Dome battery deployed in the north of Israel following concerns of airstrikes from Syria, May 9, 2018

Gaza border residents speak to the ‘Post’ about the tension in air

“Thank God it’s quiet right now – but this kind of silence make us very nervous,” he said as he pointed toward the lone kite in the air.

Palestinians set a kite on fire to be thrown at the Israeli side during clashes at a protest at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip, April 20, 2018

‘Unprecedented’ violence in Gaza leaves 58 Palestinians dead, thousands wounded

Monday's death toll was the highest in a single day since Operation Protective Edge in 2014.

A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling to hurl stones at Israeli troops during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border east of Gaza City May 14, 2018

Special report: Israel’s border communities vulnerable to infiltration

“For many years, communities under fire have not fully received the full security support they are entitled to based on their classification.”

Israeli forces are seen near a border fence between the Israeli side of the Golan Heights and Syria, November 4, 2017.

Defiance

In this dismal situation, the Jewish people and the State of Israel diplomatically owe the world nothing.

Israeli soldiers are seen next to the border fence on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, as black smoke rises while Palestinians protest on the Gaza side of the border April 6, 2018.

Israeli official: UN peacekeepers on Golan slow to move back to Syria side

There are two key reasons Israel wants the UN peacekeepers to get back on the Syrian side of the border.

U.N. peacekeepers patrol Mount Bental, an observation post in the Golan Heights near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria October 23, 2017.

High alert on Gaza border after string of incursions

"We will not allow a violation of Israeli sovereignty and we will use force if necessary."

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag as he shouts during clashes with Israeli troops, near the border with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip March 2, 2018.

Israel intercepts smuggled IDF uniforms and mercury at Gaza border

Security forces intercepted two smuggling attempts at the Kerem Shalom border crossing this week.

Confiscated uniforms at Kerem Shalom Border Crossing

Tensions in the Middle East escalate; Israel is ready to protect its borders

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