Overview
- Army Radio reports 6,807 apprehensions in 2025 with 405 indictments (about 6%), and 10,825 in 2024 with 334 prosecutions (about 4%).
- Security officials say cases often collapse because proving intent to cross the barrier is difficult when suspects are stopped near it.
- Police and Border Police investigative units face manpower shortages, and West Bank detention facilities are full, leading to rapid releases.
- Senior sources describe coordination gaps, including claims that Crossing Authority inspectors at times let drivers transporting entrants continue without police transfer.
- The IDF and Defense Ministry state that incidents are reported to law enforcement and detainees are held pending instructions, and no new remedial steps were detailed in these reports.