Border

Israel to build 500-km Jordan border barrier, expand settlements in major Defense Ministry plan

The centerpiece of the security plan is a comprehensive new border barrier stretching approximately 500 kilometers along Israel's border with Jordan, at an estimated cost of NIS 5.5 billion.

The recently fortified border wall between Israel and Lebanon is seen from the Bedouin Arab village of Arab Al Aramshe on November 04, 2026 in the Western Galillee, Israel.
Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Between Iran, Iraq and a hard place: Iraq’s prime minister weighs next moves - analysis

Iran's national flag flutters at the Gabd-Rimdan zero point border crossing, as seen from Pakistan's Balochistan province on October 21, 2026, following the temporary suspension of trade between the two countries.

The US wants to cut off Iran’s access to weapons via its land borders, will this work? - analysis

A US Marine Corps truck is seen carrying a palletized version of the Active Denial System, March 9, 2012, at the US Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

US to test Active Denial System energy weapon for potential use along border with Mexico - report


Syrian authorities arrest nine-member ISIS cell in town adjacent to Israel's demilitarized zone

The nine-member ISIS cell allegedly collected weapons, transported explosives, and carried out other activities supporting the terrorist group, according to Damascus's Interior Ministry.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Israel did not engineer migrant crisis at Ceuta, Spain-Morocco border, Huckabee tells Piers Morgan

Huckabee also said Hamas has no future in Gaza, warned renewed US strikes on Iran would be overwhelming, denied Israel influenced Trump to attack Iran, and condemned global anti-Israel sentiments.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, June 30, 2026; illustrative.

Israeli security forces bust alleged border smuggling ring, seize drone and arrest two

The two arrested individuals and the seized materials were transferred to the Segev Shalom station in the Southern District for further investigation by the Israel Police.

 Military Vehicle patroling. Border Police are stationed and patroling at the Harif Mountain area, at the border between Israel and Egypt.

Before passports: How travelers crossed borders

The passport was not the beginning of travel documentation, but the result of centuries of attempts to control movement, identity and access across borders.

Before passports became standard, travellers relied on permits, letters and personal recognition to cross borders.

IDF detains three settler activists who breached Syrian border

HaBashan Pioneers also attempted to breach the Syrian border on July 22, with the IDF detaining the activists prior to successfully reaching the Syrian Hermon. 

Members of the HaBashan Pioneers make their way towards the Israel-Syrian border, July 5, 2026; Illustrative.

Suspect shot in leg by Border Police at Shuafat crossing near Jerusalem

During the arrest the suspect was shot in the leg. No officers were injured.

ISRAELI BORDER police operate near Betlehem.

IDF detains Israeli civilians who attempted to breach Syrian border

The incident is the latest of several illegal border crossing attempts by Israeli citizens into Syrian territory, some of which were successful.

Israeli soldiers seen in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on February 8, 2024; Illustrative.

IDF nearly strikes right-wing Israeli activists mistaken for terrorists near Syrian border - report

Military observers halted an airstrike moments before it launched to hit five Israeli activists near Mount Hermon after realizing the suspected infiltrators were activists with HaBashan Pioneers.

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.

Far-right Nahala settler movement agrees not to enter Gaza, end march at lookout on border

The march, titled "Thousands march to Gaza," bears the slogan "After 21 years, we're returning home," referencing the 2005 disengagement from Gush Katif.

Demonstartors participate in a march to Gaza organized by the far-right Nahala settler movement, July 19, 2026.

Israeli gov't gives Jordan Valley farmers drones, rangers to deter 'Palestinian terror state'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Missions Minister Orit Strock both attended the ceremony at which the equipment was presented to support farms and outposts in the West Bank.

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich, Israel Ganz, Head of Binyamin Regional Council and Orit Strock, National Mission Minister at a faction meeting in the Jewish settlement of Givat Harel, in the West Bank, February 14, 2023.