Illegal weapons

Lebanon drops charges against Hezbollah Ashura festival gunmen

US Envoy Tom Barrack in Beirut speaks about the US using influence to achieve its goals in the region.

A Hezbollah member carries a weapon which sources familiar with its arsenal said is used to counter drones, during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon July 17, 2024.
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

Investigation exposes X, WhatsApp as hotbeds for arms trade involving Houthis, US weapons

 A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.

Border Police officer among four indicted for ammunition theft and trade

 Quds Force Weapons Transfer Commander Behnam Shahriyari, killed by Israel, June 21, 2025.

Quds Force weapons smuggler who supplied Hamas, Houthis, Hezbollah killed by Israel


Iran's Al Quds special forces use Beirut Port to smuggle weapons for Hezbollah - Arab report

In addition to losing monopoly over airspace, Hezbollah also lost control of land supply routes following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria in December.

 Workers unload aid containers from a Turkish ship docked at Beirut Port, on November 1, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.

Security forces arrest nine in 'sophisticated, daring' arms smuggling op. in Negev

In addition to arms smuggling, the defendants were charged with damaging IDF property, aiding in illegal border crossings, drug offenses, and more.

 Weapons uncovered in the West Bank as part of a smuggling operation from Iran into the West Bank, November 27, 2024.

Police seized 38 smuggled guns in Afula, including M16s, Kalashnikovs

Authorities searched two vehicles in the northern city and later arrested three residents of Zarzir, a village west of Nazareth, as suspects.

 Israel Police and IDF units retrieve a cache of weapons in Afula, January 31, 2025.

WATCH: Palestinian terrorists arrested, explosives found in IDF's Jenin operation

Over ten terrorists were killed, and about 20 wanted terrorists were arrested, along with countless weapons and combat equipment getting confiscated.

 IDF conducts 72-hour operation in Jenin, West Bank, January 24, 2025.

Israel kills over ten terrorists in double round of West Bank airstrikes

During the operation, the IDF apprehended approximately 50 wanted individuals.

 IDF operates in the West Bank published January 16, 2024.

Counter-terrorism op: Security forces arrest 18 wanted persons in West Bank

This comes after an additional round of arrests in the West Bank on Monday.

 IDF operating in the West Bank on September 19, 2024

Israeli police target crime families, drug and weapons networks with new directive

During a recent raid, detectives seized 1.5 kg of explosives from a crime family's compound in Ramle as part of the “Emergency Brakes” initiative under the new commissioner.

 Newly appointed Police Commissioner Daniel Levi at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem May 9, 2024.

In plain sight: Houthi-backed arms dealers in Yemen sell guns, rifles, grenades on X

Selling weapons on X is against the terms of service; the company’s failure to identify the Houthi-linked trade could mean Musk’s company has broken US law.

Protesters, largely Houthi supporters, rally to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, June 7, 2024.

Israel Police arrest four in Ben-Gvir's ministry for firearm license bribery

The suspects include a licensing official at the National Security Ministry, as well as three officials who worked to collect firearm license applications and approve them.

 Illustrative image of a man at a shooting range.

IDF finds Chinese weapons used in Gaza - report

"China has an extensive arms industry," an expert on China-Israel relations said. "By definition, it does not sell weapons to non-state entities."

 Israeli soldiers stand by tanks, near the Israel-Gaza border, December 30, 2023

5 fake IDF soldiers charged with robbing Palestinian police station

Five residents of east Jerusalem were indicted for disguising themselves as IDF soldiers and raiding and stealing weapons from a Palestinian police station.

Robbery of a Palestinian police station