Illegal crossings

Illegal resident arrested on suspicion of stabbing, robbing man in Tel Aviv apartment

After wounding the victim, the attacker fled the scene. Israel Police later found him shortly afterward, several streets from the apartment.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Israel Police arrest Bethlehem resident arrested on suspicion of stabbing and robbing a man in his Tel Aviv apartment over the weekend, June 7, 2026.
WEAPONRY SEIZED by Israel Police during a raid on a suspected terror cell.

Four Umm el-Fahm residents arrested after police uncover plan for terror attack

The four suspected attempted terrorists, all in their 20s, had reportedly been training with illegal airsoft weaponry in preparation for launching an attack.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a Q&A as he visits Taffs Well Depot in Ffordd Bleddyn on February 18, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.

Britain sees over 50,000 migrant crossings on small boats during Keir Starmer’s premiership

Over 19 months, 65,922 immigrants have successfully crossed the Channel, with Starmer’s average weekly immigrant arrivals at 790, almost double Johnson’s 404. 

|ByEMIL BOTHE
Israeli police arrested seven people and deported eight others after stopping a vehicle carrying 15 Palestinian residents who were suspected of entering Israel illegally in February 2026.

Israeli police arrest seven, stop attempted infiltration of 15 Palestinian residents

The suspects were reportedly traveling to work in Bnei Brak, where they had planned an extended stay, the Police Spokesperson’s Unit said.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER

Palestinian woman, Israeli man arrested after pretending to be married to enter Israel

According to the police, the "couple" was stopped in their vehicle at a crossing between the West Bank and Israel.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
A COUPLE claiming to be husband and wife, arrested for attempting to bring an illegal resident into Israel.

Border guards indicted in scheme to smuggle illegal immigrants into Israel

According to the police, hundreds of illegal immigrants were allowed into the State of Israel by five security guards working for an independent security company at a road barrier in Givat Ze'ev.

DECEMBER 29, 2025ByTZVI JASPER
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

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.

OCTOBER 29, 2025ByTPS, 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.