Illegal weapons

Weapons, millions of shekels in drugs seized by police in major blow to Abu Latif syndicate

Alongside the weapons, explosive bricks, a standard IDF explosive device, and dozens of remote triggering systems for explosives were located.

A weapon is found, being examined by police.
Hezbollah commemorates second anniversary of Nasrallah's killing in Beirut's southern suburbs Sunday, 27th September 2026

Why would Hezbollah admit its explosives were smuggled into Lebanon? - analysis

Stolen IDF MATADOR missile, seized on September 5, 2026 by Israeli security forces during a raid in the West Bank.

Two Arab Israelis, one PA resident indicted for stealing IDF shoulder-fired MATADOR missile

A block with the symbol, atomic number and mass number of Uranium (U) element, in this illustration taken January 21, 2026.

Georgia arrests man for selling radioactive uranium-238 to foreign national for $700,000


Police seized 38 smuggled guns in Afula, including M16s, Kalashnikovs

Authorities searched two vehicles in the northern city and later arrested three residents of Zarzir, a village west of Nazareth, as suspects.

 Israel Police and IDF units retrieve a cache of weapons in Afula, January 31, 2025.

WATCH: Palestinian terrorists arrested, explosives found in IDF's Jenin operation

Over ten terrorists were killed, and about 20 wanted terrorists were arrested, along with countless weapons and combat equipment getting confiscated.

 IDF conducts 72-hour operation in Jenin, West Bank, January 24, 2025.

Israel kills over ten terrorists in double round of West Bank airstrikes

During the operation, the IDF apprehended approximately 50 wanted individuals.

 IDF operates in the West Bank published January 16, 2024.

Counter-terrorism op: Security forces arrest 18 wanted persons in West Bank

This comes after an additional round of arrests in the West Bank on Monday.

 IDF operating in the West Bank on September 19, 2024

Israeli police target crime families, drug and weapons networks with new directive

During a recent raid, detectives seized 1.5 kg of explosives from a crime family's compound in Ramle as part of the “Emergency Brakes” initiative under the new commissioner.

 Newly appointed Police Commissioner Daniel Levi at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem May 9, 2024.

In plain sight: Houthi-backed arms dealers in Yemen sell guns, rifles, grenades on X

Selling weapons on X is against the terms of service; the company’s failure to identify the Houthi-linked trade could mean Musk’s company has broken US law.

Protesters, largely Houthi supporters, rally to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, June 7, 2024.

Israel Police arrest four in Ben-Gvir's ministry for firearm license bribery

The suspects include a licensing official at the National Security Ministry, as well as three officials who worked to collect firearm license applications and approve them.

 Illustrative image of a man at a shooting range.

IDF finds Chinese weapons used in Gaza - report

"China has an extensive arms industry," an expert on China-Israel relations said. "By definition, it does not sell weapons to non-state entities."

 Israeli soldiers stand by tanks, near the Israel-Gaza border, December 30, 2023

5 fake IDF soldiers charged with robbing Palestinian police station

Five residents of east Jerusalem were indicted for disguising themselves as IDF soldiers and raiding and stealing weapons from a Palestinian police station.

Robbery of a Palestinian police station

IDF destroys second West Bank illegal gun production facility in week

During the operation, the IDF, Israel Police, Israel Border Police and Shin Bet were attacked with stones, burning tires, and Molotov cocktails.

 Israeli security forces destroy an illegal firearms production facility in the West Bank on October 1, 2023