Smuggling

Syrian-Lebanese border closed after IDF issues evacuation notice - report

The IDF announcement stated that the intended airstrikes were due to Hezbollah's use of the crossing "for military purposes and for smuggling means of combat."

Members of the Syrian military police gather outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 22, 2026.
DEFENSE MINISTER Marhaf Abu Qasra inspects an armored brigade in the Syrian Army, March 31.

Cross-border tunnels spotlight Syria-Lebanon smuggling, security tensions

Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: IDF continues counterterrorism ops. in Gaza Strip, including destroying terror tunnels

Coins seized by Border Police from vehicle of Palestinian doctor after attempted smuggling into Israel, March 23, 2026.

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


Prosecutors file new Gaza smuggling indictment as state seeks detention through trial

According to the indictment, the four defendants operated in an organized, repeated pattern to move trucks loaded with prohibited goods into Gaza outside the authorized mechanism.

Israeli Authorities Probe Large-Scale Smuggling Network Moving Goods Into Gaza

Court orders release Shin Bet chief’s brother, defendants to house arrest in Gaza smuggling case

In Zini’s case, Gabizon wrote that while a detention ground still exists in principle, the danger can be neutralized through full house arrest, supervision, and additional restrictions.

Bezalel Zini, accused of smuggling cigarettes into the Gaza Strip, is seen on a screen at the Beersheba District Court, February 5, 2026

Shin Bet employee indicted in Gaza smuggling affair alongside Bezalel Zini

State Attorney’s Office confirms charges in Lod District Court • Gag order remains in place.

Trucks carry aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025.

Syria announces major drug bust through coordination with Iraq against Captagon trafficking

A source in the Syrian Ministry of Interior told The Media Line that anti-narcotics units carried out what he described as a “high-quality” security operation in Homs province.

KURDISH INTERNAL security forces stand guard after seizing a quantity of captagon pills in Qamishli, Syria, March 25, 2025.

WATCH: IDF thwarts attempt to smuggle tobacco disguised as food aid into Gaza

Hundreds of kilograms of tobacco hidden in canned food products were seized at the Kerem Shalom crossing, prompting COGAT to suspend the company’s permit to bring aid into Gaza.

Tobacco seized by the IDF that was being smuggled into Gaza.

Man caught smuggling weapon from West Bank to east Jerusalem days before Ramadan

IDF observation troops and the Aerial Control Center also intercepted a drone attempting to smuggle three M-16 rifles into Israel on Friday, the military announced on Saturday.

A GUN being smuggled from the West Bank to east Jerusalem, found by Israel Police, February 15, 2026.

WATCH: Armed Gazans cross Yellow Line, take cover before IDF strike in northern Strip

In addition, IDF also stated it has begun striking Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon on Saturday night, in response to "Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement."

IDF's 36th Brigade operating in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, 2025.

Infected lemon tree discovered at Ben-Gurion, could destroy citrus industry

The one-meter-tall sapling was found alongside citrus propagation materials during an anti-smuggling operation done in collaboration with inspectors from the Ben-Gurion Airport.

A LEMON tree sapling, illegally brought to Israel.

East Jerusalem man tries to smuggle rare species of pigeon to Israel via Jordan

The birds were restrained inside a suitcase, with their wings and beaks taped to prevent movement, the Agriculture Ministry wrote, adding that this was very harmful to the pigeons. 

English Barb pigeon is seen receiving treatment after being smuggled from Jordan into Israel on Februray 10, 2026.

Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old sculpture stolen from Egypt during Arab Spring

Egypt requested that the artifact be returned under the 1970 UNESCO Convention, which both it and the Netherlands are beholden to. 

Dutch Education, Culture and Science Gouke Moes and the Egyptian Ambassador to the Netherlands during the formal handover ceremony of the stolen scultpure at the Egyptian embassy in the Hague, February 8, 2026.