Border Police forces operating in the Jerusalem envelope, working in close coordination with IDF spotters from Unit 636, thwarted an infiltration attempt by ten Palestinians seeking to enter Israel illegally.
The incident unfolded during evening hours when Unit 636 spotters, responsible for monitoring the sector, identified suspicious movement of a group crossing the security fence in the Bir Nabala area toward Israeli territory. The rapid detection enabled an immediate operational response before the suspects could distance themselves from the area.
Upon receiving the alert at command headquarters, Border Police operational forces were dispatched to the sector. The troops launched extensive search and tracking operations, employing advanced technological means while receiving continuous, precise guidance from the spotters, who maintained uninterrupted surveillance of the suspects' movements from the operations room. The continuous tracking followed the suspects throughout their route across open terrain and through built-up areas, until they were spotted boarding a transport vehicle that had been waiting to collect them on one of the nearby streets.
Dramatic footage released by police, captured from surveillance and tracking systems, shows the suspects' vehicle marked with a red circle as it moves across the hills and open terrain adjacent to the security barrier in the Bir Nabala area. The video then transitions to a detailed nighttime aerial view over the residential area, showing a white minibus being blocked and surrounded from all sides by military vehicles and Border Police units that rapidly converged on the narrow street, bringing it to a sudden, complete stop.
Once the vehicle was blocked, Border Police fighters quickly moved in, took control of the occupants, and conducted a thorough inspection of all passengers. Initial field investigation revealed that all ten passengers were residents of Judea and Samaria who had entered Israeli territory without legal entry or residency permits. The driver, suspected of transporting the illegal residents for payment in a manner that endangers state security, was also arrested on the spot. All suspects and the driver were taken for further investigation at the Border Police Jerusalem envelope investigations unit, with security officials emphasizing that the fight against the phenomenon of illegal workers and their transporters will continue with increased intensity to prevent security and criminal threats.
