Illegal weapons

Police arrest two suspected of plotting Jerusalem terror attack, seize illegal weapons in A-Ram

Israel Police arrested an illegal resident who is suspected of committing "indecent acts" against two minors and a young woman, the police also announced on Wednesday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illegal resident in Israel arrested for 'indecent actions' against minors and a young woman, July 22, 2026.
An infant is seen propped up on a sofa next to an M16 rifle, in a series of incriminating photos obtained by Israel Police.

Baby with a gun: Bizarre photographs lead Israel Police to illegal weapons in Arab-Israeli town

The police investigation, conducted alongside the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), uncovered photographic evidence proving that the suspects possessed and carried illegal firearms.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Drones displayed by Syria's Interior Ministry after authorities said they were seized during an operation that foiled an alleged cross-border weapons smuggling attempt near the al-Tanf border crossing with Iraq, July 16, 2026.

Damascus calls Hezbollah ‘terrorist militia’, partners with Iraq to stop arms smuggling

The ministry said specialized security units intercepted a suspicious vehicle near the Syrian-Iraqi border and discovered a cache of long-range missiles, guided anti-tank missiles, and drones. 

|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Syrian security forces seize a Hezbollah weapons shipment near the Syrian-Iraqi border, July 16, 2026.

Syria intercepts massive Hezbollah arms shipment hidden inside oil tanker from Iraq

"A search uncovered a cache of weapons that included long-range missiles, guided anti-tank missiles and drones," SANA reported.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Sixteen arrested in Daburiya as fight against Arab sector crime continues

Police: The government’s campaign has generated a change in Arab-Israelis’ attitudes towards police.

APRIL 16, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
An Israel Police detective arrests a man in Daburiya on April 14, 2022.

IDF, Israel Police foil NIS 3 million weapons smuggling

Four illegal arms dealers from east Jerusalem were caught with 53 illegal weapons in their possession.

JANUARY 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the northern border between Israel and Lebanon, on October 15, 2021.

70% of shooting attacks in Israel used stolen IDF weapons

Some 464 of 675 shooting incidents reported throughout 2021 in the country used stolen military-grade weaponry.

DECEMBER 20, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF weapons cache

Border Police find M-16 while arresting Palestinian bird poacher

The illegally held birds are estimated to be worth about NIS 100,000.

AUGUST 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Border Police find M-16 while arresting Palestinian bird poacher

Illegal weapons, violence in the Arab sector must be stopped - editorial

We’ve seen a glimpse of what would happen if those who hold the illegal weapons decide to use them. It must be ended immediately.

MAY 27, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A Palestinian gunman holds a weapon during the funeral of Palestinian Yazan Abu Tabekh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, in Jenin in the West Bank February 6, 2020

Iran ‘conceals illegal activities’ for WMD tech - German intel

The report said Iran’s regime can use “Detour deliveries over ‘third states’ in order not to identify the final buyer” and “the use and misuse of inexperienced freight deliverers and transporters."

MAY 8, 2021ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin.

Nazi items, weapons, and 21.5lbs of meth seized in Pennsylvania raid

An American couple has been charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking and illegal firearm ownership after Pennsylvania authorities raided their home.

MAY 3, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Supporters of the National Socialist Movement, a white nationalist political group, give Nazi salutes while taking part in a swastika burning at an undisclosed location in Georgia, US on April 21, 2018

WMD charges added against men who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

In the new indictment, Fox, Croft and Harris were accused of planning to destroy a bridge near Whitmer's vacation home in order to hinder the response by law enforcement.

APRIL 28, 2021ByREUTERS
Protesters rally outside of the state capitol building before the vote on the extension of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration/stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. April 30, 2020

Netanyahu meets with Arab-Israeli authorities to discuss lowering crime

"I want special forces, task forces," Netanyahu suggested, after indicating that the crime wave would likely spread to Jewish localities soon.

JANUARY 26, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a Clalit healthcare center in the Arab town Tira.

90% of arrested weapons crime suspects from Arab-Israeli sector

96 Arab Israelis were killed and hundreds were wounded in violent crimes in 2020.

JANUARY 12, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Arab leaders stand in front of a sign that reads "We want to live without violence and crime"