Israeli checkpoints

Indictment filed against security guards who allowed illegal immigrants into Israel

According to the indictment, the guards exploited their public positions and the authority granted to them and allowed vehicles carrying illegal immigrants to pass through the checkpoint.

 Border police troops conduct large-scale operation to thwart illegal immigration to Israel. September 29, 2024.
Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Two east Jerusalem residents arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping

 Israel Police at a checkpoint, March 25, 2025.

Police shoot Hamas-linked Palestinian dead after attempted car-ramming

 Soldiers at the scene of an attempted ramming and stabbing attack near Ariel, April 27, 2023.

Four wounded in ramming, attempted stabbing attack in central Israel


Former lone soldier David Morel seriously injured in Shuafat terror attack

The 30-year-old civilian security guard moved to Israel from Brazil in 2017, serving in the IDF before taking a job as a security guard at checkpoints.

 30-year-old David Morel was seriously injured in the Shuafat terror attack on October 8, 2022.

IDF soldier Sgt. Noa Lazar, 18, killed just shy of birthday - 'You were a treasure'

Lazar was originally from the northern community of Bat Hefer. She was a fighter in the IDF's Military Police Erez battalion.

 Sgt. Noa Lazar.

Jerusalem terror: One killed, one in critical condition after shooting

One suspect was arrested and police were searching for three others overnight.

 Israeli security forces are seen following a shooting incident at a check point next to Shuafat in east Jerusalem, October 10, 2022.

Motorcyclist hits police officer and flees scene near Jerusalem

A motorcyclist deliberately ran over a police officer and slightly injured him at the Shoresh Interchange police checkpoint.

Police car at night

Border Police arrest four for attempted car ramming at checkpoint

In the West Bank the IDF arrested nine Palestinians suspected of terrorist activity on Thursday night.

THE HIZMA checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

Palestinian-American had injuries, heart attack after IDF arrest, autopsy shows

An autopsy of the elderly man confirmed he'd been handcuffed and blindfolded • the IDF is expected to make a public statement in the coming days about the incident

 Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian-American Omar Abdalmajeed As'ad, 80, who was found dead after being detained and handcuffed during an Israeli raid, in Jiljilya village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 13, 2022.

Death of 80-year-old Palestinian is strategic damage caused by rank-and-file soldiers

The death of Palestinian-American Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad exposes the problem of how the actions of low-ranking IDF soldiers can carry significant strategic ramifications.

Palestinian youth clash with Israeli security forces during a protest over tension in Jerusalem, at the Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 10, 2021.

Are we doing enough for our soldiers?

Soldiers have to deal with stressful and sometimes humiliating conditions.

 AN IDF soldier stands between an Israeli resident and protestors from the NGO "Breaking the Silence" in Hebron.

Woman breaks through IDF checkpoint, charged with reckless driving

A 23-year-old defendant, who was identified as Ariela Turgeman, drove through an IDF checkpoint with three residents from the Palestinian territories in her car, none of whom had permits.

Hawara checkpoint

Attempted terrorist attack stopped at Kalandiya checkpoint near Jerusalem

The terrorist's sister spent two years in prison several years ago for attempting to carry out a similar attack.

The knife used in an attempted terror attack at the Kalandiya checkpoint, on June 12, 2021.