Arson

Insurgents strike over 70 locations across southern Thailand in coordinated arson, bomb attacks

A rail line was hit by explosives in Narathiwat, prompting the suspension of services in that section.

|ByREUTERS
Thai security forces patrol the railway in the troubled southern province of Yala March 27, 2013. The first round of formal peace talks between Thai government and the insurgent group Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) will take place on March 28 and will be mediated by Malaysia.
A Police van is parked outside of a warehouse park housing offices of a the Persian-language TV station, Iran International, in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026.

British teen pleads guilty over arson attack targeting Iran International offices in London

UK authorities charged three suspects over the April attack on offices linked to Iran International, with one teenager now pleading guilty.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defendants Daniil B., Vladyslav T. and Yevhen B. cover their faces as they arrive in the courtroom, where a court is expected to conclude the trial against the three Ukrainian nationals suspected of conspiracy to commit arson attacks on behalf of a Russian intelligence service.

German court convicts Ukrainian man over parcel bomb plot linked to Russia

For the Russian organizers of the plot, these shipments were designed to scope out potential opportunities for future acts of sabotage, the court said.

|ByREUTERS
The ChatGPT app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025

Teens asked ChatGPT about arson punishment before setting fire to Givatayim Japanika restaurant

Among other things, according to the prosecution, Bayach asked: "What is the punishment for burning down a store," and "What does extended prison sentences mean."

|ByHODAYA RAN

Suspects in Netanyahu residence arson attack released to house arrest after court hearing

Four suspects involved in the September arson attack near Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence were released to house arrest after a court hearing on Sunday.

OCTOBER 26, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Four activists arrested for setting fire to recycling bins and a car near the Prime Minister’s residence arrive at a court hearing at Jerusalem District Court, October 26, 2025.

UK charges two men connected with Russia’s Wagner Group for arson, terror plot

Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, were sentenced under the UK’s National Security Act for activity linked to a foreign state. 

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

Father of Duma killer seeks pardon from president, citing 'wrongful conviction'

Amiram Ben Uliel was convicted in 2020 of the murder of three members of the Dawabsheh family in an arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma.

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Amiram Ben Uliel, accused of the Duma arson murder in July 2015 where three members of the Dawabshe family were killed, arrives to a court hearing on his appeal, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2022.

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Anti-Israel arsonist Casey Goonan gets 20 years for Berkeley and Oakland firebombings

The 35-year-old Oakland and Pleasant Hill resident received 235 months in prison and was ordered to pay over $94,000 in restitution.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A molotov coctail erupting beneath the fuell tank of a police car in California.

Florida man arrested for Chabad fire after tip offs from his family

Police arrested Blake Richard Hoover, alleging that Hoover was motivated by antisemitism when he is thought to have set fire to the Chabad.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Blake Richard Hoover.

Multiple fires break out in northern Israel, investigators hunt for cause

The origin of the fires has not yet been determined and a fire investigator will examine the circumstances of the cases.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025ByELI ASHKENAZI
In a separate incident, firefighting teams from the Ashdod Regional Station responded on Wednesday to a large fire that broke out at an open waste disposal site in the northern industrial zone of Ashdod

Suspect arrested for burglary, arson attempt at Israeli embassy in the Hague - report

No embassy employees were harmed in the incidents, according to reports.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shashed door at the Israeli embassy at The Hague.

Dover Heights vandalism targeted Jewish leader, Australian police confirm after mastermind charged

Authorities are seeking additional men that "they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries."

SEPTEMBER 13, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Alex Ryvchin.

UK Labour MP's office set ablaze, arsonist suspected to have been motivated by Gaza war

The arsonist graffitied: "328 days blood on your hands” on MP Sharon Hodgson's office building.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sharon Hodgson, Labour Member of Parliament for Washington and Sunderland West introduces at the launch of the Labour party’s local manifesto ahead of Sunderland’s council elections at The Fire Station in Sunderland on February 14, 2022.