Nearly 6,000 Palestinians illegally crossed into Israel in 2025, Knesset Nat'l Security Cm'tee told

Israel

Roughly 6,000 Palestinians looking for work illegally crossed the security barrier outside Jerusalem in 2025, the Knesset's National Security Committee was told Wednesday.According to the IDF, 5,300 or 88% were apprehended. Of that number, 800 were imprisoned and 340 faced indictments. In the past month alone, security forces captured 1,000 infiltrators.Lawmakers were also told that Israel has issued just 8,000 exceptional entry permits to Palestinians in the West Bank, down from 100,000 before