The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/border-infiltration/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png border infiltration | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/border-infiltration/ 32 32 West Bank Palestinian arrested for lowering girl over barrier into Israel by rope https://www.timesofisrael.com/west-bank-palestinian-arrested-for-lowering-girl-over-barrier-into-israel-by-rope/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:10:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3726474 Police say man suspected of 'smuggling infiltrators' into Israel and 'abusing a helpless person'

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]]> Netanyahu again vows to build long-touted fence along border with Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-again-vows-to-build-long-touted-fence-along-border-with-jordan/ Sun, 03 Sep 2023 20:58:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3087326 PM has promised such a security barrier repeatedly over the past decade, an effort expected to cost billions

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]]> IDF briefly detains two men in the Golan Heights who crossed border from Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-briefly-detains-two-men-in-the-golan-heights-after-crossing-border-from-syria/ Fri, 30 Dec 2022 10:43:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2912957 Army says suspects returned to Syria after questioning; in similar incident Wednesday, troops nab man on eastern side of fence, built inside Israeli territory

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]]> 2 Gazans briefly cross into Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-gazans-briefly-cross-into-israel/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:19:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2619367&preview=true&preview_id=2619367 Men return to coastal strip after spotting IDF patrol heading toward them, Incident is second infiltration attempt in three days

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]]> IDF troops nab 3 Gazans who tried to infiltrate through Israeli border fence https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-nab-3-gazans-who-tried-to-infiltrate-through-israeli-border-fence/ Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:27:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2618235 Military says suspects were carrying bolt cutters and knives and have been taken for questioning over incident on northern side of the Strip

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]]> IDF stops infiltrator swimming in from Lebanon https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-stops-infiltrator-swimming-in-from-lebanon/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:13:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2588642 Unarmed suspect spotted by lookouts, intercepted by navy and taken in for questioning

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]]> IDF arrests 2 men who entered Israel from Lebanon; terror not suspected https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-arrests-2-men-who-entered-israel-from-lebanon-terror-not-suspected/ Mon, 07 Jun 2021 13:55:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2559959 Suspects apparently Turkish migrants seeking work; hunt for infiltrators took over 12 hours

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]]> Hundreds of Palestinians cross into Israel to work despite border closure https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-of-palestinians-cross-into-israel-to-work-despite-border-closure/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:44:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2479571 Footage, photos show West Bank residents streaming unhindered into Israel through holes in security barrier near Hebron

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]]> IDF troops fire warning shots as suspects approach Lebanon border https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-fire-warning-shots-as-suspects-approach-lebanon-border/ Sun, 15 Nov 2020 17:38:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2430330 Both suspects flee the scene; in unrelated incident, man crosses from Israel into Lebanon

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]]> Poland invades Czech Republic in ‘misunderstanding’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/poland-invades-czech-republic-in-misunderstanding-reports/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 04:48:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2327016 Polish soldiers at border closed due to pandemic accidentally took up their post last month at the wrong spot, leading to diplomatic tiff

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]]> Police bust ring suspected of smuggling hundreds of Georgians into Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-bust-ring-suspected-of-smuggling-hundreds-of-georgians-into-israel/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 09:45:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2095653 Officers say network included contractors employed at Ben Gurion Airport who helped illegals bypass border control

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]]> Palestinian crosses into Israel from Gaza, is arrested https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-crosses-into-israel-from-gaza-is-arrested/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 07:04:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2011759 Incident follows previous day's 3 attempts to jump border fence on 3 borders -- from Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan -- and day after Israel begins final stage of barrier construction

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]]> Unarmed Gazan crosses into Israel, is arrested by IDF https://www.timesofisrael.com/unarmed-gazan-crosses-into-israel-is-arrested-by-idf/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 00:50:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1825272&preview=true&preview_id=1825272 Recent weeks have seen a spate of infiltration attempts from the Strip, most of them by unarmed Palestinians

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]]> IDF arrests two unarmed Palestinians as they cross into Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-arrests-two-unarmed-palestinians-as-they-cross-into-israel/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:58:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1822413 Fresh disturbances reported along Gaza border, with IDF said to open fire at protesters, injuring one

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]]> Netanyahu support for Trump’s wall triggers Mexican anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-support-for-trumps-wall-triggers-mexican-anti-semitism/ Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:02:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1586038 Jewish watchdog notes 'alarming' wave of online talkbacks vindicating Hitler, representing Jews as avaricious, greedy usurers

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