Metal detectors

Palestinian doctor arrested for smuggling Second Temple-period coins from West Bank to Jerusalem

Trading in antiquities and bringing antiquities from the West Bank into Israel without a permit as well as searching for antiquities without a license using a metal detector are criminal offenses.

Coins seized by Border Police from vehicle of Palestinian doctor after attempted smuggling into Israel, March 23, 2026.
Rare Roman vehicle ornament depicting a panther with its paws atop a bearded man’s severed head discovered in Essex in 2024.

'Nothing quite like it': UK Treasure Act names Roman carriage ornament Essex's first 'treasure'

 Metal detectorist unearths 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm ring on the Isle of Man.

Metal detectorist unearths 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm ring on the Isle of Man

 Denar found by metal detectors from the "Group of Explorers" in Księżpol, eastern Poland.

Ancient Roman coins, counterfeits discovered in new archeological site in eastern Poland


700-year-old weapon unearthed with metal detector in Polish forest

A 700-year-old iron spearhead was discovered in a forest in Poland by a metal detector hobbyist.

 The shadow of a man holding a metal detector is visible on the road near woods.

IDF commanders keep the calm in the West Bank

A month after the Temple Mount crisis, any report is considered a possible terror attack and is treated as such until troops know otherwise.

IDF forces work to maintain calm in the West Bank

Netanyahu justifies 'difficult decision' to remove Temple Mount security measures

"As prime minister of Israel, as the one who carries the security of Israel on his shoulders, it is my duty to make decisions calmly and in an informed manner."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem July 30, 2017.

Middle Israel - The metal detector: A biography

Why Temple Mount did what nothing else ever did to this fixture of postmodern life.

AN ENGRAVING of James A. Garfield’s assassination, published in 1881 in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper.

Watch: Israeli security removes Palestinian flag from atop Temple Mount

Thousands of Palestinians flocked to the compound on Thursday after controversial metal detectors and security cameras at the site were removed.

A Palestinian flag is waved at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City

In pictures: Palestinians celebrate removal of security at Temple Mount

Muslim leaders encourage worship at the holy al-Aksa compound.

Palestinian women celebrate outside Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Muslim authorities approve Temple Mount prayers after cameras removed

Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Labor Party leader Avi Gabbay condemned the decision.

Palestinians walk next to Israeli security forces at the entrance of the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount at morning after Israel removed the new security measures there, in Jerusalem's Old City

Temple Mount boycott continues

Despite removing the controversial metal detectors, Muslim worshipers - at the urging of their religious leaders - are still praying outside the gates of the compound.

Temple Mount protest Jordan July 21 17

Being just at all costs

One of the reasons why the Temple Mount has caused so much tension is that it has become common for provocateurs to exploit holy sites.

Palestinian men pray outside the Temple Mount after Israel removed the new security measures there, in Jerusalem's Old City July 25, 2017.

Palestinian unity in Jerusalem as prayer protests continue in Old City

Despite removal of metal detectors large numbers of Muslims gather outside Temple Mount gates to protest Israel's policies and say cameras and other Israeli actions must change.

protests by Palestinians at Lion's Gate, July 26, 2017.