Stabbing attack

Swiss police say knife attack at train station was act of terrorism after three wounded

The suspected perpetrator, a 31-year-old Swiss national, was arrested. The three victims of the attack were receiving hospital care, according to local police.

Crowd of pedestrians and commuters cross a busy urban intersection by a tram ramp and underpass at Hardbrücke, framed by modern office buildings and street signs on May 19, 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland.
A single lit candle lies on a frost covered concrete block at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on January 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Syrian national arrested for aiding 2025 Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing

The scene of the stabbing in Ramat Gan on March 12, 2026.

'He stabbed me and shouted Allahu akbar': Rabbi stabbed in Ramat Gan attack recounts ordeal

Police work at the scene after several people were injured when a car drove into pedestrians in the center of the northern Italian city of Modena, Italy, May 16, 2026.

At least eight injured after car ramming attack, attempted stabbing in Italian city of Modena


Rushdie stabbing 'crime that Islam doesn't accept' - Muslim World League chief

"There are texts in the Islamic religion that are opposed to violence. Explicit texts,” said Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim al-Issa, hoping other leaders follow.

 Mohammad Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League.

Mossad 'likely' behind Salman Rushdie stabbing, claims Denver professor

Nader Hashemi, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, said Rushdie's attacker may have been convinced to commit the attack by a Mossad agent.

 Author Salman Rushdie gestures during a news conference before the presentation of his latest book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, October 7, 2015.

Rushdie attack suspect said he respected Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini

The suspect of Salman Rushdie's stabbing said that he respected Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

 Author Salman Rushdie gestures during a news conference before the presentation of his latest book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, October 7, 2015.

Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan speaks out on Iranian regime after Rushdie attack

Israel's Ambassador George Deek was threatened by his Iranian counterpart Seyerd Mousavi on Twitter last July.

George Deek, appointed Thursday as Israel's first Christian-Arab ambassador. He will serve in Azerbaijan

Iran’s IRGC had contact with man charged with stabbing Rushdie - report

An official said it was “clear” prior to the stabbing that Matar was in contact with those “directly involved with or adjacent to the Quds Force."

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

World leaders condemn attack on Salman Rushdie

Lapid placed blame for the assault on Iran, while Biden reaffirmed Americans' right to free speech.

British author Salman Rushdie listens during an interview with Reuters in London, April 15, 2008.

Orthodox Jewish man stabbed in the face by coworker in Montreal - report

The victim survived and is in stable condition, but had a laceration on his right eye, for which he received stitches.

Montreal Police patrol car

Eight people injured in separate violent incidents

Two people were stabbed in Eilabun just hours after six people were wounded in a violent incident in Zarzir in northern Israel.

Eilabun, Israel

Palestinian arrested on suspicion of stabbing Israeli near Bnei Brak

The victim, 47-years-old, suffered serious head wounds after being stabbed on a pedestrian bridge near Bnei Brak on Tuesday.

 The bridge where a 47-year-old Israeli was stabbed, July 5, 2022.

Man stabbed near Givat Shmuel in suspected terror attack

47-year-old man in serious condition with multiple fractures • Initial reports unclear if attack is terror related • victim and assailant did not know each other

 The bridge where a 47-year-old Israeli was stabbed, July 5, 2022.