TPS: 18 Illegal Residents Caught Fleeing in Lod
Lod police arrested 18 individuals suspected of being in Israel illegally after they fled and attempted to barricade themselves in a building. (147 characters).
Jerusalem, 15 September, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel Police and Border Police officers on Tuesday reported arresting 18 people in Lod suspected of being in the country illegally. The arrests were made during routine security activity in the city.
According to police, officers spotted a commercial vehicle stopping near a shopping center, from which a large number of suspects emerged. When the officers identified themselves and ordered the group to halt, the suspects fled toward a nearby complex and attempted to barricade themselves inside.
The vehicle’s driver, a Lod resident in his 30s, was detained on suspicion of transporting illegal residents, and his vehicle was seized for investigation.
The report did not specify the suspects’ nationality beyond describing them as illegal residents; further details on the incident were not immediately available.