Illegal migration

WATCH: Palestinian arrested after tunnel found near West Bank border fence outside Jerusalem

Observers from the Border Police patrol unit first noticed the group digging a tunnel near the fence and alerted officers in the field, who then went to the scene. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Tunnel shaft near the border fence in the Kalandiya area outside of Jerusalem. The tunnel was not completed, but the goal was to enter Israeli territory illegally.
Migrants swim through Spain's Ceuta border from the Moroccan side and climb onto rocks to reach the border fence, in Ceuta, Spain, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

Morocco says Spain should have foreseen impact of court ruling following Ceuta migrant rush

Ceuta Regional President Juan Jesus Vivas accused Morocco of having "encouraged and permitted" the influx of migrants to the Spanish enclave.

|ByREUTERS
Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026.

Morocco confirms online disinformation campaign behind mass Ceuta border rush

A new investigation traced a weeks-long online campaign across TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram that allegedly helped mobilize thousands toward Ceuta.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
An illegal resident in Israel arrested for 'indecent actions' against minors and a young woman, July 22, 2026.

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

Lebanon reaches the limit

The country will no doubt be used as an object lesson by governments, political parties and organizations across the world with their own agendas for limiting immigration.

JANUARY 12, 2015ByNEVILLE TELLER
Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Five arrested for illegally repairing cars in West Bank without owners' knowledge

The suspects are also being charged with forging car parts and committing tax offenses.

MAY 22, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Towing one of the illegal trucks.

Who's a refugee?

Israel has to deal with the vexed question of what to do with over 50,000 illegal migrants/asylum seekers/refugees.

FEBRUARY 19, 2014ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
Refugees living in Israel