Israel borders

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.

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.
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

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

Palestinians walk near an Israeli checkpoint, as they make their way to Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, near Qalandia, in the West Bank, March 21, 2025.

Nearly 6,000 Palestinians illegally crossed into Israel in 2025, Knesset Nat'l Security Cm'tee told


Allenby Crossing attack highlights rising terror threat from Jordan - analysis

Israeli officials have increasing concerns over threats that have come from the Kingdom of Jordan over the last several years. The last attack only confirms the concerns.

An Israeli military vehicle waits at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

'Pioneers of the Bashan': Israeli activists illegally lay cornerstone for new settlement in Syria

A group of Israeli activists crossed the Israel-Syria border in order to lay the cornerstone for a new, illegal settlement named "Neveh Habashan."

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

Border wars from above: 70% of cross-border incidents involve drones - opinion

As nations race to secure their expanded border zones, the question is no longer whether these boundaries will be tested, but how quickly we can detect, classify, and neutralize threats.

Drone operators from Ukraine's 109th Brigade prepare a test flight of a night-bombing drone on August 10, 2025 in Donetsk Region, Ukraine.

Gov't approves NGO's plan to secure Jordan border including reinforcing fence, IDF presence

The National Missions Ministry, led by Orit Strock, allocated a budget of 80 million shekels for the first year of implementing HaShomer HaChadash's five-year plan.

 HaShomer HaChadash

Sudanese migrant worker crosses into Israel via Jordan, detained by security forces

The IDF investigation into the incident found that the individual was a Sudanese citizen who worked in Israel in the past, but was deported from the country.

 Arrest of the migrant worker near Kibbutz Shaar Hagolan on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Lior Zimche: The greatest challenge is 'a rehabilitation of the soul'

Lior Zimche, Chairman of the Kibbutz Movement, discussed how Kibbutz residents will find rebuilding physical structures relatively simple, but rebuilding trust is a bigger challenge.

Lior Zimche (L) speaks with The Jerusalem Report's Tamar Uriel-Beeri (R), January 30, 2025.

Securing Israel's borders is paramount, the public are right to demand it - opinion

Long before the events of October 7, and even more so following them, there can be no legitimacy for the lack of significant and very stringent border security enforcement.

 Firefighters work to extinguish wildfires following a missile attack from Lebanon which fell on the Israeli-Syrian border, Valley of Tears, Golan Heights, on July 20, 2024.

Domains of Israel: Annexing the territories while overcoming the ‘demographic’ issue - opinion

For decades, we’ve thought that annexing Judea, Samaria, and Gaza - as the Rebbe advocated - would mean citizenship for Arabs that ends Israel. The Domains of Israel framework shatters that illusion.

 THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE always advocated for Israel and its leaders to act independently, and not be swayed by external pressures, the writer explains.

Majority of American Christians believe Israel's right to biblical borders, survey finds

Overall, the survey, conducted by SurveyUSA revealed a strong alignment of religious beliefs with support for Israel among American Christians, particularly among evangelicals.

Christian students at March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2023.

Head of Leumi's Banking Division: 'We have provided continuous service throughout war'

The Head of Bank Leumi’s Banking Division spoke on steadfast support for citizens and businesses of southern Israel, who were hit hardest by Hamas's October 7 attacks.

 Eyal Ben-Haim, Head of Bank Leumi’s Banking Division, speaking at the Maariv Economic Conference.