A total of two Israeli Border Police personnel working from the critical Al-Jib security checkpoint located close to Givat Ze’ev have been charged with involvement in a sustained corruptive act of taking bribes and favours that involved permitting unauthorised people and unchecked vehicles to enter Israeli soil.
The indictment, handed over to the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday, has been presented to the court by the Ministry of Justice’s Police Internal Investigation Division (PIID). This indictment shows serious misconduct that occurred while there were military actions being carried out during the ongoing war.
Prosecution filings reveal that the primary officer coordinated illicit crossings with a primary civilian accomplice. On multiple occasions, the commander facilitated the passage of vehicles carrying unvetted passengers without conducting mandatory security checks. In return, the officer accepted cash bribes ranging between 1,000 and 1,600 Israeli shekels ($270 to $435) per transaction. Investigators noted that payments were made covertly—either exchanged during brief physical handshakes or concealed within physical identification documents. Following these transactions, the officer systematically deleted messaging logs and call histories to obstruct justice.
Consequently, the lead defendant faces criminal charges, including taking bribes, fraud, breach of trust, and destruction of evidence.
The second officer was indicted on charges of fraud, breach of trust, and failure to perform official duties. Investigators established that he maintained illicit arrangements with local residents, leaking sensitive operational information regarding shift rosters and checkpoint monitoring. At the request of these contacts, he repeatedly granted passage to unauthorised vehicles and relatives, often instructing subordinate personnel to bypass standard verification checks. In exchange for these security bypasses, the officer received personal perks, including free meals at commercial dining establishments owned by the beneficiaries.
PIID prosecutors emphasised that the officers’ actions created grave security vulnerabilities at a sensitive peripheral gateway to Jerusalem during wartime. Preliminary court dates in Jerusalem are expected to be scheduled shortly.
