Court ruling9/10/2026

Border Police Officer Gets Four Years for Paid Unauthorized Checkpoint Crossings

The Jerusalem District Court sentenced Border Police officer Malul to four years in prison after he admitted taking payment to let people without permits pass through a checkpoint without inspection. He also admitted taking two police stun grenades and selling them to a Palestinian.

Key facts

•Defendant: Border Police officer Malul
•Court: Jerusalem District Court
•Sentence: Four years’ imprisonment
•Payments received: approximately ₪25,000
•Property sold: two police stun grenades
•Case number and sentencing date: not stated

Paid crossings at a Jerusalem-area checkpoint

According to the indictment filed by the Department of Internal Police Investigations, Malul contacted Palestinians while serving at the Ras Bidu checkpoint near Jerusalem. He agreed to allow local residents who lacked permits to pass without inspection in exchange for money, receiving approximately ₪25,000.

Stolen police grenades

The indictment also alleged that Malul took two police stun grenades and sold them to a Palestinian. He was convicted on his own admission of accepting bribes, fraud and breach of trust, and weapons trafficking.

Security risk shaped the sentence

The court found that Malul acted with full awareness of the security risk to Israel and its residents and with indifference to the danger created by his conduct. It emphasized that he continued even after the deadly September 2025 shooting at Jerusalem’s Ramot Junction, despite fearing that he may have enabled the attackers to cross; the source does not establish that he actually did so.

Other officers await sentencing

Three additional Border Police officers were also convicted in the affair. The source says their sentences will be imposed later, but does not provide their names, convictions or an expected sentencing date.

What this means for you

The ruling shows that bypassing checkpoint controls for payment can result in a substantial prison term, particularly when the conduct creates a security risk and involves weapons. For members of the security forces, misuse of official authority and police equipment may support several separate criminal convictions arising from the same course of conduct.

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