Smuggling

Rafah border crossing to reopen next week with Israeli oversight, advanced screening

Israel plans to oversee the Rafah border reopening next week, using remote monitoring and advanced screening to prevent weapons smuggling while ensuring security for travelers.

 Military personnel stand guard on the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023
 View of a new security drone in Efrat, in the West Bank

Weapons smuggling via drones poses a threatening new reality for Israel - analysis

Migrants try to board smugglers' boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025; illustrative.

Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media - report

Israeli Police found mid-20s man attempting to smuggle weapons in Negev region. January, 18.

Negev police chase ends in death of suspected weapons smuggler, Israeli Police say


Israel's failure: How the Gaza-Egypt border became Hamas's smuggling hub

The IDF Southern Command say they are working on a plan to address the Philadelphi Corridor to prevent the rearmament of Hamas terrorists.

 Palestinian terrorists from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, stand inside an underground tunnel in Gaza August 18, 2014.

Smuggling operation foiled on Jordanian border

It was the largest thwarting of a smuggling operation on the Jordanian border, with 137 weapons and 250 ammunition cartridges seized.

 Illegal weapons are displayed during a ceremony in Ma'ale Adumim, after a large police operation against illegal gun dealers, September 7, 2022.

Tel Aviv doctor indicted for shipping drugs from US to home, drug dealing

The doctor, whose identity is restricted under a publication ban, imported over 150 grams of Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).

 White powder sprinkled on a black background, behind money and a syringe with drugs.

Agriculture Ministry warns Israelis on bringing Four Species from abroad for Sukkot

The Four Species refers to lulav (palm branch), hadas (myrtle), arava (willow), and etrog (citron).

 Orthodox Jews participate in a musical prayer service during which they walk around the synagogue carrying an etrog, a large citrus fruit, and a lulav.

Agriculture Ministry intercepts smuggling attempts of frozen fish, seafood and eggs

The smuggling operation involved transferring the goods from Gaza to the West Bank, followed by swapping trucks that have Israeli license plates for partial entry into Israel.

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16 tons of rocket materials en route to Gaza confiscated in Ashdod

The catch is the latest in a series of thwarted smuggling attempts involving terrorist groups in Gaza.

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display home-made rockets during an anti-Israel military parade, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 21, 2016

Police seize rifle barrel and drugs worth over NIS 1.5 million during committee tour

The Special Committee for the Fight against Drug and Alcohol Abuse visited the narcotics unit of the Israel Tax Authority at the mail sorting facility in Modi'in

 Mk Boaz Bismuth inspecting a smuggled M16 rifle barrel during a tour of a mail sorting facility in Modi'in, September 10, 2023.

Gaza border crossing restricted after explosives smuggling attempt

The passage of goods at the Kerem Shalom crossing was halted after an attempt to smuggle explosives out of Gaza.

A PALESTINIAN POLICE officer gestures as he stands next to a truck carrying clothes for export at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Zambia frees five Egyptians arrested on plane with guns and fake gold

Zambia subsequently said laboratory analysis showed the metal bars contained no gold and were mainly copper and zinc.

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Why did censor let KAN publish Iran smuggling op. despite gag order? - analysis

The IDF promised Israel's military reporters that they would all get the full story. Somehow, KAN was given it first.

Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.