Jerusalem, 28 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Israel Police arrested 26 people – illegal immigrants, their employers and drivers. The arrests came as part of a “targeted police enforcement” against the offenses of employing, transporting, and harboring illegal immigrants, carried out at businesses and construction sites where there is concern that illegal immigrants may be present, with the aim, said the police, of “strengthening the safety and security of the public.”
In one incident, police officers at the Tel Aviv Lev police station arrested a 43-year-old Jaffa resident who was carrying 16 illegal immigrants in his vehicle. The vehicle was seized and transported to a police tow truck.
In another, officers station located seven illegal residents, residents of the Palestinian areas, at a construction site in Ramat Hasharon. The employer, a 78-year-old resident of the city, was arrested at the scene.
Also, police officers from the Tel Aviv North Station arrested three illegal immigrants who were suspected of being employed at a place used as a hostel in the north of the city. The employer, a 39-year-old Tel Aviv resident, was detained for questioning.