Smuggling

Police probe Shin Bet chief's relative in smuggling of goods from Israel to Gaza

The court stressed that there is no indication that the Shin Bet head himself is implicated in the alleged wrongdoing.

Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025
Israeli Authorities Probe Large-Scale Smuggling Network Moving Goods Into Gaza

Israel Police confirms investigation into large-scale smuggling network moving goods into Gaza

HUNDREDS OF packets of cigarettes being smuggled.

Smugglers caught with one million shekels' worth of goods, possibly meant for Gaza Strip

 Military personnel stand guard on the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023

Rafah border crossing to reopen next week with Israeli oversight, advanced screening


Smuggler kidnaps, imprisons Sri Lankan woman in apartment outside Jerusalem

The mother had called the police the day prior and explained that her daughter had been kidnapped by a man whom she knew.

 Israeli police guard while Palestinians perform Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem  Neighborhood of Ras Al Amud, January 19, 2024.

Israeli soldier wounded in IDF shootout with smugglers on Egypt border

Several people were wounded in the firefight, with a female soldier being taken to hospital, although her condition is now considered to be in good condition.

The Nitzana border crossing between Israel and Egypt 370

Suspected Jordanian airstrikes target Iran-linked drug smugglers in Syria - report

Earlier this month, Jordanian airstrikes reportedly targeted arms and narcotic smugglers in southern Syria.

Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft fighter pilots fly alongside a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to connect for fuel over Jordan. October 19, 2009.

Israel's failure: How the Gaza-Egypt border became Hamas's smuggling hub

The IDF Southern Command say they are working on a plan to address the Philadelphi Corridor to prevent the rearmament of Hamas terrorists.

 Palestinian terrorists from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, stand inside an underground tunnel in Gaza August 18, 2014.

Smuggling operation foiled on Jordanian border

It was the largest thwarting of a smuggling operation on the Jordanian border, with 137 weapons and 250 ammunition cartridges seized.

 Illegal weapons are displayed during a ceremony in Ma'ale Adumim, after a large police operation against illegal gun dealers, September 7, 2022.

Tel Aviv doctor indicted for shipping drugs from US to home, drug dealing

The doctor, whose identity is restricted under a publication ban, imported over 150 grams of Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).

 White powder sprinkled on a black background, behind money and a syringe with drugs.

Agriculture Ministry warns Israelis on bringing Four Species from abroad for Sukkot

The Four Species refers to lulav (palm branch), hadas (myrtle), arava (willow), and etrog (citron).

 Orthodox Jews participate in a musical prayer service during which they walk around the synagogue carrying an etrog, a large citrus fruit, and a lulav.

Agriculture Ministry intercepts smuggling attempts of frozen fish, seafood and eggs

The smuggling operation involved transferring the goods from Gaza to the West Bank, followed by swapping trucks that have Israeli license plates for partial entry into Israel.

Fish 390

16 tons of rocket materials en route to Gaza confiscated in Ashdod

The catch is the latest in a series of thwarted smuggling attempts involving terrorist groups in Gaza.

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display home-made rockets during an anti-Israel military parade, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 21, 2016

Police seize rifle barrel and drugs worth over NIS 1.5 million during committee tour

The Special Committee for the Fight against Drug and Alcohol Abuse visited the narcotics unit of the Israel Tax Authority at the mail sorting facility in Modi'in

 Mk Boaz Bismuth inspecting a smuggled M16 rifle barrel during a tour of a mail sorting facility in Modi'in, September 10, 2023.