IDF Captures Sudanese Infiltrator on Lebanon Border

Jerusalem, 17 June, 2020 (TPS) -- The IDF arrested a Sudanese citizen who attempted to cross into Israel from Lebanon on Tuesday night, the army stated.

The infiltrator was captured inside the town of Shlomi, which is a fair distance away from the border.

No one was injured in the incident.

Incidents of the IDF intercepting Sudanese work migrants crossing from Lebanon have become frequent in recent months.

Israel in recent years has become a sought-after destination by work migrants from Africa, coming primarily through Egypt. Israel has built a fence along the Egyptian border to block the flow of work migrants, bringing down the number of infiltrators annually from thousands to a mere few.

It appears that the African work migrants are seeking new ways to illegally enter the country.