Tel Aviv Police Orders 30-Day Closure of Jaffa Business Over Illegal Workers

The Tel Aviv District Police Commander signed an administrative closure order for 30 days against a business on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa after officers found and arrested three illegal residents from Nablus who were allegedly employed there unlawfully.

The operation followed a police initiative last week, after suspicions emerged that the business was employing West Bank residents staying in Israel illegally. Police said the three suspects, all Nablus residents without valid permits, were questioned at the Jaffa station and later detained.

The business owner, a 53-year-old Jaffa resident, was also investigated and released under restrictive conditions. The closure order took effect immediately after the district commander signed it.

Police said the move was part of a broader enforcement push that followed a report by Tal Meir on Channel 14 about the phenomenon of illegal workers. After the broadcast, police announced tougher action against employers and hosts of illegal residents and expanded the use of administrative closure orders.