Border Police

Israel's paramilitary police force that supports IDF and police operations

Southern Border Police arrest three in drug-smuggling operation

During the operation, police, in coordination with IDF soldiers, seized several drones and two operational vehicles at the scene.

Southern Border Police officers thwart drug-smuggling operation near the southern border with Jordan.
Israeli security forces guard while Israeli bulldozers demolish a Palestinian house in Alwalajeh village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, February 22, 2023.

Israeli security forces arrest terror cell in Bethlehem planning to carry out attack

 Israeli soldiers dance with weapons drawn at businessman Alon Elgali’s son's Bar Mitzvah

Border Police opens investigation into soldiers who appeared at Bar Mitzvah with weapons

 A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.

Two police officers, police dog wounded in Jaljulya explosion during search for illegal weapons


IDF attempts to curb Syrian infiltrations into Israel, return Israelis crossing into Syria

The IDF emphasized that Israel citizens crossing into Syria is a criminal offense that endangers both the public and the IDF.

 Israeli Druze gather at the Syrian border in Golan Heights, July 16 2025

Border Police officer among four indicted for ammunition theft and trade

Tal Joseph, a Border Police officer stationed at a base in the West Bank, exploited his access to weapons and stole large quantities of 5.56 mm ammunition.

 A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.

Police arrest father suspected of murdering three-year-old in east Jerusalem

The suspect, the girl's father, is a man in his 30s and a resident of the area, who was located and arrested by Border Police soldiers. 

 Israel Police and forensic teams at the site of the murder of a three-year-old in east Jerusalem, July 7, 2025.

Watch: West Bank clashes with Jewish rioters, Palestinians, security forces leave three dead

The security forces evacuated all of the Jewish rioters who had entered the village.

 Palestinian residents pack their belongings and leave the Bedouin village due to fear of attacks by Jewish settlers, in the Bedouin village of Maghayer Al-Dir, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 22, 2025.

Palestinian woman killed, residents claim was Border Police, all agencies say investigation opened

She arrived at the checkpoint in serious condition with deep wounds, and her death was later pronounced by emergency medical personnel. An investigation was then opened.

 Israeli border police officers seen during an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, February 23, 2025.

WATCH: Border policewomen assists in birth of twins, performs CPR on newborn at checkpoint

A woman exited a vehicle at the Tunnel Crossing who was in the advanced stages of labor and shouted: "I'm giving birth! I need a doctor!"

 A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.

IDF kills two terrorists in the West Bank, soldiers lightly wounded during counterterror op.

Additional operations in the Menashe area led to the arrest of four wanted individuals, as well as over 10,000 NIS in terror funds being confiscated.

DF, ISA, and Israel Border Police forces began a counterterrorism operation in Kasbah in Nablus.

Watch: Border Police arrest dozens of illegal residents around Jerusalem border

Border Police officers arrested dozens of illegal residents around the outskirts of Jerusalem over the weekend.

 Border Police officers arrested dozens of illegal residents around the outskirts of Jerusalem over the weekend

Seven million shekels seized from terror financing businesses in West Bank raids

Thirty suspects were arrested during the raids, and various tech devices and weapons were seized.

 Approximately seven million shekels were seized during West Bank raids.

Three suspects arrested in Tira for alleged assassination plot, explosive device seized

Authorities acted on intelligence regarding a potential assassination attempt linked to a local terror cell.

 Three suspects arrested for attempting to carry out an attack.

Border Police officer awarded medal after conviction for assaulting Arab-Romani woman

“I saw firsthand her motivation, her love of country, and her strong desire to serve and defend Israel,” Ben-Gvir said. “Despite the difficulties, Orian did not give up."

 Orian Ben Khalifa, a former Israeli police border officer accused of assaulting a Palestinian woman in Jerusalem Old City, seen as she arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, on June 20, 2023