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העצורים החשודים בהברחת אמל"ח מסוריה לישראל

IDF soldiers, Syrian civilians arrested in cross-border weapons smuggling ring

Nine Israelis, including 5 soldiers, and 3 Syrian nationals face charges in a sweeping investigation into a trafficking network accused of moving RPGs, explosives and rifles from Syria to criminal groups in northern Israel

Meir Turgeman | 11.19.25

Israel’s new smuggling front: Guns and money flowing in from Syria through the Golan

Criminals and terror groups exploit Israel’s northern border, smuggling weapons from Syria through the Golan Heights to feed local crime networks, as officials warn: what began with drugs and pistols could end in a security disaster

Yair Kraus | 11.07.25

'We report gunfire, military says its nothing': drone smuggling torments border communities

Data reveal nearly 900 incidents of drones carrying drugs and weapons from Sinai into Israel in just three months; IDF’s new countermeasures cut incidents, but farmers near the border warn smugglers have just shifted to other locations

Ilana Curiel | 11.04.25

Three Turkish nationals indicted in plot to smuggle Iranian arms into Israel

Indictment says suspects conspired with Iranian supplier to move handguns via Jordan; one defendant deported in July 2025 and another faces terrorism-related charge, prosecutors say

Yair Kraus | 10.26.25

Drones smuggling heavy weapons into Israel from Egypt 'with impunity,' officials sound alarm

'This is becoming an existential threat,' warns MK Zvi Succot as lawmakers review surge in weapons smuggling from Egypt; one resident reports 550 drone runs in three days: 'I sit on my porch and drones pass overhead. One day, they’ll drop a bomb on a kindergarten'

Ilana Curiel | 10.16.25

עשרות רחפנים חצו את הגבול ממצרים לשטח ישראל, מעל יישובי המועצה האזורית רמת נגב

‘These drones could start the next war’: Border towns on edge amid growing weapons influx by Egypt drones

Ramat HaNegev Residents describe an 'aerial convoy' of dozens of drones smuggling across the Egyptian border, saying weapons are now replacing drugs; locals warn the growing phenomenon, unchecked by security forces, could 'explode in Israel’s face'

Ilana Curiel | 09.21.25

Inside the global seahorse smuggling industry

Nearly 5 million smuggled seahorses, worth an estimated $21 million, were seized worldwide over the last decade. However, this is only part of the picture, as the scale of the trade is much larger than current figures suggest

Yogev Israeli | 05.30.25

מרדף אחר סוחר אמל"ח החשוד בייבוא של כ- 81 כלי נשק מירדן

Watch: Suspected arms dealer nabbed after high-speed police chase

Salem al-Tuhi, wanted in a major arms smuggling case tied to 80 weapons from Jordan—some used in deadly attacks—fled police in the Negev and allegedly tried to run over an officer

Ilana Curiel | 05.21.25

Lion cubs find home in Israel after being smuggled across the border

Three females, two males, were smuggled provably via drone over the borders of Jordan and Egypt as part of the largest smuggling of wild animals in the countries history

Ilana Curiel | 05.18.25

Antique thieves caught with hundreds of ancient artifacts in suspected trafficking bust

Illegally held artifacts date from Iron Age (9th century BCE) to early Islamic period (7th century CE); suspect questioned by police overnight, according to Antiquities Authority

Ynetnews | 04.21.25

נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ פגישה עם מלך ירדן עבדאללה

Jordan uncovers missile smuggling plot by operatives linked to Hamas

Jordanian authorities announce arrests of Hamas-affiliated suspects accused of manufacturing missiles and drones and recruiting operatives; Israeli security officials previously warned of increased Iranian weapons smuggling and attempts to destabilize Jordan, which has intensified since the Gaza conflict

Lior Ben Ari, Reuters | 04.15.25

Israeli zoo exhibits rescued lion cubs: 'No chance of surviving in the wild'

Conservationists and animal welfare advocates questioning decision, warning that exhibition may compromise any future effort to return the lions to the wild

Ilana Curiel | 04.14.25

Report: Iran shifting to sea routes to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah

Western official says Tehran has developed a faster sea-based transfer method operated by its Quds Force that bypasses Syria following fall of Assad regime

Lior Ben Ari | 04.08.25

Two more smuggled monkeys located in Israel, bringing total to 16

Two more monkeys found in Tel Aviv and the Negev will join other recovered monkeys, no suspects have been arrested yet; Rescued green monkeys are recovering at an Israeli sanctuary, receiving care and social bonding

Ilana Curiel | 03.20.25

Syria thwarts large-scale drug smuggling attempt to Jordan

Following the interception of a major drug smuggling attempt, Syrian officials accused remnants of the ousted Assad government of running organized crime rings

Rizik Alabi/The Media Line | 03.14.25