Tel Aviv business put under closure order after employing two illegal residents

Officers found two illegal residents, both in their 30s, staying and working at the bar-restaurant on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv without legal permits.

A closure order has been signed on a bar-restaurant in Tel Aviv after allegedly employing two illegal residents from Palestinian towns, Israel Police announced in a statement.

According to the statement, during an operation, officers from the Carmel Market region, as well as additional forces, found two illegal residents, both in their 30s, staying and working at the bar-restaurant on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv without legal permits.

The two illegal residents were arrested, and the business owner was brought in for further questioning.

Officers from the Yarkon precinct licensing unit and the Lev Tel Aviv station issued a closure order for the business. The Tel Aviv District Commander, Commissioner Chaim Sargrof, signed the order for 30 days, according to Israel Police.

The investigation against the business owner is pending.

Border Police arrested dozens of illegal residents

In June 2025, Border Police officers arrested dozens of illegal residents around the outskirts of Jerusalem.

Several drivers were also arrested on suspicion of assisting the residents.

IDF surveillance operators identified several suspects through a water culvert beneath the separation fence and into a mini-bus along Route 443, a highway that goes from Jerusalem towards Modi'in.

Border Police officers were notified and dispatched to stop the vehicle. The officers arrested 16 illegal residents, as well as the driver. The group was detained and transferred for further questioning by the Border Police Jerusalem Perimeter Investigation Unit.