Border Police officers uncovered an underground passage in the Jerusalem area that was being used to smuggle people from Judea and Samaria into the rest of Israel, according to the Judea and Samaria Situation Room. Officers arrested 32 people who had used the passage during the operation.
The post said the operation involved Jerusalem-area Border Police and undercover Border Police officers from Jerusalem. It credited the video to the Israel Police Spokesperson’s Unit. The source did not identify the passage's location, say who operated it, or describe whether anyone was arrested on suspicion of organizing the smuggling.
Thirty-two arrested
The report describes an underground route and the arrest of people who had used it. It does not say whether the 32 were detained for questioning, charged, or later released. Nor does it provide information about the identities or nationalities of those arrested, the tunnel's length, or how long it had been in use.
“uncovered an underground passage used to smuggle illegal entrants from Judea and Samaria into the rest of Israel.” Judea and Samaria Situation Room
Calling the passage a smuggling route reflects the Situation Room's characterization. No independent source is listed, and the post does not include details of the police investigation or evidence about the people who constructed or managed it. The arrest count is the central operational figure provided.
Security response
The operation was conducted by Border Police in the Jerusalem area, according to the post, and involved undercover officers. No separate IDF role was mentioned. The report does not state that the tunnel was used to plan or carry out an attack, and no such conclusion should be inferred from the arrests.
Movement through unauthorized routes can create security and law-enforcement concerns for Israeli communities and authorities. This account, however, gives no detail about a specific threat, weapons, or intended harm. It also has no connection in the cited material to claims of “settler violence.”
The available information is limited to the discovery of an underground passage described as a smuggling route and the arrest of 32 people who had used it. Questions about organizers, charges, and the route's history remain unanswered in the source.