Border Police

IDF deploys new Border Police company as Jewish extremist violence rises in West Bank

A new Border Police company will tackle nationalist violence in the West Bank as Defense Minister Israel Katz demands stronger police enforcement.

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with officers of the Central Command during a tour of the West Bank.
Israeli security forces and armed settlers evacuate activists from the area of olive tree plantation in Idna village near Hebron, on October 13, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank

Israeli military forces fire tear gas and disperse Palestinian farmers, preventing them from continuing the olive harvest as they attempt to cross an iron gate erected by the Israeli army in the village of Salem, east of Nablus in the West Bank, October 17, 2026.

IDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence

A still image appearing to show Washington Post photojournalist Nadia Levine wounded in a hospital bed after reporting on a clash between extremist settlers and Palestinians near Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

WATCH: Washington Post photojournalist wounded in clash between Israelis, Palestinians in West Bank


'Irresponsible statement': IDF denies reports of tunnels in Kalkilya, says only 'shafts' located

"The presence of a tunnel route was ruled out. It was also determined that the shafts were not located in proximity to the area of the security barrier," the military stated.

Israeli Border Police forces from the Jerusalem Envelope unit uncover a tunnel that Palestinians allegedly attempted to dig beneath the separation barrier near the village of Al-Jib, West Bank, September 9, 2026.

Negev teen charged over 45 TikTok reposts praising Hamas, October 7 massacre

The prosecution has asked the Beersheba Magistrate’s Court to keep Deif Allah Abu Rjeila in custody until the end of his trial, arguing that the number and content of the posts show that his release

Nineteen-year-old Negev resident Deif Allah Abu Rjeila is arrested on August 13, 2026, in a joint operation by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Israel Police and Border Police counterterrorism officers.

IDF kills terrorist, thwarts attempted car-ramming attack against soldiers at West Bank checkpoint

IDF troops and Border Police officers are currently operating at the scene and have arrested a second terrorist.

IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

IDF locates Hezbollah rockets, launcher in Mount Dov area of southern Lebanon

Separately on Tuesday, Border Police announced that it had arrested three people suspected of being involved in terrorism during overnight operations in the West Bank village of Bir Neballa.

Hezbollah rockets found by the IDF during operations in the Mount Dov area in southern Lebanon, September 15, 2026.

Border Police seal hidden tunnel in West Bank Palestinian village near Givat Ze'ev

According to the police, following the tunnel's discovery, Border Police launched an investigation and arrested one suspect with digging tools.

A police officer at the entrance to a tunnel in the West Bank.

One lightly wounded in suspected stabbing terror attack near Old City's Damascus Gate

The attack came hours after more than 50,000 people gathered at the Western Wall to recite the selichot earlier in the night.

Israeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on June 16, 2017.

IDF killed two Hamas terrorists in Gaza strikes, military confirms

Talal Mustafa Saleh Badawi, a commander from the Military Security Department of Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade, was killed on Monday along with Momo Saeed Mohammed.

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, July 12, 2026.

Border Police commander indicted over alleged violent and humiliating hazing of female officer

The indictment states that the incident later took on a sexual nature. Karko allegedly held the officer’s face with both hands and sat on a chair with his legs spread apart.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

WATCH: Border Police rescue Israeli citizen after accidental entry into Area A near Ramallah

Entry to Area A, which is under the Palestinian Authority's civil and security control, is prohibited for Israelis.

Israeli security forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on August 20, 2026.

Border Police discover Second Temple-period burial cave during operations in eastern Jerusalem

The discovery came as part of police’s ongoing investigations into the violent clash between two feuding families in Silwan that occurred over the weekend and led to the deaths of three people.

Burial cave from the Second Temple period found by Border Police officers in east Jerusallem, August 24, 2026.