חוק הכניסה לישראל (תיקון מס' 38), התשפ"ד–2024Law Entry into Israel (Amendment No. 38), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Entry into Israel Law, 1952, relates, among other things, to offenses concerning the transportation, housing, and employment of residents of the Judea and Samaria area who have entered Israel or are staying in the country illegally, in order to reduce this phenomenon. Following the increase in recent years in the scope of the phenomenon, along with its implications for the security of Israeli citizens, the Entry into Israel Law was amended so that the punishment for the relevant offenses was made more severe, and mechanisms for their enforcement and minimum fines were established. As part of Amendment No. 38, it was decided to change the term of imprisonment set, among other things, for the offense of transporting, housing, and employing an illegal resident as stated above, from two to four years' imprisonment, and to make the imprisonment terms set for these offenses under aggravating circumstances more severe, from five to seven years' imprisonment. In addition, a minimum punishment for offenses of transporting, employing, and housing an illegal resident was established as a temporary provision until 1 May 2027, such that the punishment imposed by the court will not be less than a quarter of the maximum punishment set for these offenses, unless the court deems it appropriate to deviate from this at its discretion under appropriate circumstances and for special reasons. In addition, the temporary provision regarding the imposition of minimum fines was re-established, for a period until 1 May 2027, setting a minimum fine rate alongside granting the court authority to be lenient and deviate from these amounts, if it deems there are special reasons for doing so. In an additional temporary provision until 1 May 2027, a minimum amount was set for the fine imposed by the court on a person convicted of offenses of transporting an illegal resident, such that it will not be less than half the value of the vehicle, unless the court deems that there are special reasons to deviate from this. Beyond this, additional arrangements were established intended to improve the handling of this phenomenon and reduce it, including granting the court authority to suspend the license of a suspect in illegal transportation offenses, imposing a duty on a vehicle owner to take reasonable measures to prevent an offense involving granting unauthorized use of their vehicle by a foreign resident, and an annual reporting duty to the National Security Committee.

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