Israel borders

Nearly 6,000 Palestinians illegally crossed into Israel in 2025, Knesset Nat'l Security Cm'tee told

Additionally, enforcement of illegal employment was increased, with 1,183 indictments reported this year, up from 985 in 2024.

|ByTPS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians walk near an Israeli checkpoint, as they make their way to Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, near Qalandia, in the West Bank, March 21, 2025.
An Israeli military vehicle waits at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

Allenby Crossing attack highlights rising terror threat from Jordan - analysis

Israeli officials have increasing concerns over threats that have come from the Kingdom of Jordan over the last several years. The last attack only confirms the concerns.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

'Pioneers of the Bashan': Israeli activists illegally lay cornerstone for new settlement in Syria

A group of Israeli activists crossed the Israel-Syria border in order to lay the cornerstone for a new, illegal settlement named "Neveh Habashan."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ELI ASHKENAZI
Drone operators from Ukraine's 109th Brigade prepare a test flight of a night-bombing drone on August 10, 2025 in Donetsk Region, Ukraine.

Border wars from above: 70% of cross-border incidents involve drones - opinion

As nations race to secure their expanded border zones, the question is no longer whether these boundaries will be tested, but how quickly we can detect, classify, and neutralize threats.

|ByAVIV BAR ZOHAR

Gallant meets with CENTCOM chief during major multi-front military exercise

The exercise is due to run for approximately two weeks, while the meeting with Kurilla took place on Tuesday at the Kirya in Tel Aviv.

MAY 31, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a meeting with CENTCOM Commander, General Michael "Erik" Kurilla

One state or two: What will Israel's future look like?

One reason Israelis have been reluctant to embrace the one-state model is because of the debate over Israel’s future borders.

MAY 19, 2023ByDORE GOLD
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

West Bank’s Allenby Crossing to open '24/5,' US ambassador says

US President Joe Biden has pressed Israel to take steps to ease foreign travel for West Bank Palestinians since he entered office.

APRIL 2, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides visited the Allenby Crossing on early Wednesday, to hear an update on the pilot program which has seen the crossing remain open 24 hours a day, November 9, 2022

IDF: Weather, tech defect allowed Lebanese man to cross into Israel

The incident was especially embarrassing because it was revealed publicly by Lebanese media after the man was back in Lebanon.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Lightning strikes over the coastal city of Ashkelon, Israel, February 6, 2023.

Israeli village on Lebanon border isolated for years, now a tourist hotspot

Approximately 4,000 people visited Ghajar the day the town opened to the rest of Israel. Another 6,000 visited the following day.

JANUARY 26, 2023ByHILLEL KUTTLER/ JTA
THE ENTRANCE to Ghajar. In May 2000, the United Nations split the town in two, with the southern half under Israeli control, and the northern part in Lebanon.

Maritime border deal signing ceremony to be held Thursday - Hochstein

Cabinet set to vote for Lebanon maritime deal this week.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, LAHAV HARKOV
An Israeli Navy missile ship patrols the waters near the Karish gas rig.

The Lebanese government collapsing is no reason to rush a deal - opinion

The Lebanon maritime border deal is bad for Israel strategically and financially.

OCTOBER 18, 2022ByMOSHE KOPPEL
SHORTLY AFTER Yair Lapid became caretaker prime minister, Hezbollah sent UAVs toward Israel’s gas platforms, threatening to attack production weeks before the election. Suddenly, Lapid agreed to accept a deal, says the writer.

Netanyahu convenes Likud to discuss Lebanon border agreement

Prime Minister Yair Lapid would invite Netanyahu to be briefed on the Lebanon agreement.

OCTOBER 12, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli foreign minister and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid walks next to Head of opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu at the assembly hall for a special session in memory of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, on November 8, 2021.

Biden congratulates Lapid on maritime border deal

"We have preserved Israel's security interests, we are on our way to a historic agreement," Yair Lapid's national security adviser says.

OCTOBER 11, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV, OMRI NAHMIAS
Israel's Security Council meets to discuss Lebanon maritime border deal, October 12, 2022

Lebanon maritime border dispute solved soon? US, Israeli officials talk on UN sidelines

The dispute between Lebanon and Israel is over the status of an 860-sq.km. triangle in the Mediterranean Sea.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Prime Minister Yair Lapid flies over the Karish gas rig.