Terror Attack

Trial for alleged builder of bomb in 1988 Lockerbie attack postponed by US judge days before start

The Boeing 747 exploded minutes after takeoff from London on December 21, 1988, killing all 259 people on board, including 190 Americans, and 11 people on the ground in Scotland.

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Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, is shown in this Alexandria Sheriff's Office photograph taken in Alexandria, Virginia on December 11, 2022.
Armed police officers talk with members of the community near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on October 2, 2025, following an incident at the synagogue.

Iraqi national charged in connection with Yom Kippur Manchester synagogue attack

UK counterterrorism police charged an Iraqi national with failing to disclose information related to the 2025 Yom Kippur terrorist attack at Manchester’s Heaton Park Synagogue.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Tomer Morad and his sister, Tal.

'Doesn't close the circle': Victim's sister speaks after IDF kills terrorist father of 2022 shooter

For Tal Morad, Tomer’s sister, his killing does not close a circle. In her eyes, the circle that began on April 7, 2022, cannot be closed as long as her brother is not here.

|ByHODAYA RAN
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

IDF: Hamas curbs in Gaza could drive terror surge in West Bank in 2026

Military also concerned about terror groups' attacks coming across Jordan border

JANUARY 19, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
‘INDOCTRINATION ISN’T a moment. It’s a whole ecosystem.’ Palestinian boys, carrying Hamas flags with one wearing fake dynamite to symbolize a suicide bomber, march during a Hamas rally in Bethlehem, 2001.

ZAKA commander Simcha Greiniman on dignity, service, and the human cost of October 7

After commanding 18 weeks of field operations, Greiniman reflects on ZAKA’s mission in Israel and worldwide

JANUARY 15, 2026ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
Simcha Greiniman ,ZAKA Commander Modiin and International Representative

Frija trial begins: IDF reservist faces manslaughter charges in mistaken shooting

The trial of IDF reservist Aviad Frija, charged with manslaughter for mistakenly killing an Israeli in a terror attack, begins January 19. The case has sparked public debate.

JANUARY 12, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF reservist Sgt. (res.) Aviad Frija, suspected of shooting Israeli civilian Yuval Kestelman.

Seven Pakistani police officers killed in targeted bomb attack, no group claims responsibility

Police in the northwestern Tank district said that five police personnel were killed on the spot after the remote-controlled bomb went off, while two others had died in the hospital.

JANUARY 12, 2026ByREUTERS
Pakistani soldiers in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan September 2, 2025.

Shin Bet arrests 15-year-old from northern Israel over alleged ISIS ties, planning terror attack

The Haifa District Attorney’s Office is expected to file an indictment against the minor on Thursday.

JANUARY 8, 2026ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

IDF: Staying in West Bank refugee camps will quell lone-wolf terror

To date, the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have succeeded in catching and stopping such efforts, but some of the rocket building efforts have progressed to later stages.

JANUARY 4, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel security forces apprehend five terrorists planning an imminent terror attack in the Barta'a area near Jenin, November 30, 2025.

Eight businesses employing over 50 illegal immigrants closed in police crackdown

A book in Arabic featuring a picture of Adolf Hitler was also found at one of the sites. The illegal immigrant was arrested, and their employer was detained for questioning.

JANUARY 2, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
POLICE SHUT down a construction site in Bat Yam which employed an illegal immigrant, December 30, 2025.

Major cities cancel NYE events over security concerns - what are they?

New Year’s Eve celebrations were canceled or restricted in several major cities amid terror threats, with authorities citing crowd risks and recent attack warnings.

DECEMBER 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The "family fireworks”, also known as the Country fireworks displayed three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show at midnight, fill the sky over the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

IDF soldiers open fire, kill terrorist after attempted ramming attack in northern West Bank

The IDF killed the terrorist, and no casualties were reported, according to the IDF.

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

Father describes discovering daughter dead, 'covered in blood' after deadly Route 71 attack

“She was lying there as if she was asleep, so beautiful, covered in blood and unresponsive," Tal Maor told Yinon Magal and Ben Caspit on 103fm.

DECEMBER 30, 2025By103FM, WALLA
Aviv Maor, one of the victims killed in a terror attack in Israel's north on December 26, 2025.