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Israel's border with Jordan vulnerable to terror infiltration, weapons smuggling, locals fear

Central Arava Regional Council Head Meir Tzur pointed out the vulnerability presented by the current wire-fence setup, saying, "Any citizen can cross, they don't even have to jump."

|ByTZVI JASPER
View of the Israel–Jordan border along the Yarmouk River in the Golan Heights, March 16, 2026.
IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

From Sinai to the Golan: How Israel’s borders are shifting today - opinion

Israel, like all UN member states, is a signatory to a declaration stating that it will refrain from going to war unless faced with an immediate and clear danger.

|ByGIDEON BIGER
The Israel Ministry of Defense’s National Mine Action Authority (INMAA) clears minefields with the assistance of sappers from 4M Defense Mine Solutions in the northern Golan Heights near the Syrian border, April 28, 2026.

Reporter’s Notebook: The threat along Syrian buffer zone is far from over for Israel

For now, there appears to be little appetite to withdraw from the buffer zone, largely because of lingering questions over whether Syria’s new president is truly capable of controlling the country.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

Egypt’s dangerous pressure game against Israel - opinion

Cairo’s live-fire drills near the Israeli border come as Egypt faces economic pressure, Red Sea instability, and growing questions over President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regional strategy.

|ByDR. EDY COHEN

The ICRC and 'the law'

The ICRC has turned the international community against Israel – unfortunately, without a significant response from the prime minister.

JUNE 17, 2014ByMOSHE DANN
Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross stand near Erez Crossing in 2007.

No life without borders

The status quo only allows for two possibilities, both of them bad: a binational state, and being accused of apartheid. Borders would alter the situation entirely.

JUNE 10, 2014ByGILAD SHARON
Border fence with Egypt 370

An Israeli-Palestinian birding team

An Israeli-Palestinian team wins, and gives up, Israel’s first ever international birding competition.

MAY 27, 2014BySHULA KOPF
Ornithologist Yossi Leshem participates in the ‘Champion of the Flyway’ international birding competition in Eilat in early April

Borderline Views: Demarcating Israel’s boundaries

The importance of the border in determining the area within which the government can exercise its sovereignty and control remains central to our world.

APRIL 28, 2014ByDAVID NEWMAN
Soldiers patrol the Golan Heights. Israel has yet to demarcate a border with Syria and other borders remain politically disputed.