Counterterrorism

Shin Bet's Zini meets with French intelligence officials after Paris riots

The visit had been scheduled in advance, but the discussions included efforts to combat terrorism and radical Islam amid weeks of riots in the European country.

|BySARAH MOSKOWITZ
Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025.
Holly Passmore

British woman questioned by police over pro-Israel advocacy, referred to counterterror org.

Holly Passmore told the Telegraph that the officers asked her about her recent trip to Israel, telling her that she may be "at risk of manipulation."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A monument dedicated to a terrorist destroyed by IDF forces during counterterrorism operations in the West Bank.

IDF destroys dozens of monuments honoring terrorists during West Bank counterterror operations

The monuments and signs, frequently created to glorify terrorists deemed to be “martyrs,” were destroyed as part of the IDF’s efforts to thwart terrorism and crack down on violent incitement.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Israel Police arrest Eizariya resident on suspicion of planning imminent terror attack

Upon receiving a report of the alleged threat, Border Police officers and those from the Ma'ale Adumim station set up roadblocks and conducted searches to locate the suspect.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Polish police detain man after threat to PM following serious' threat to PM, defense minister

"The man who threatened and planned an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been detained by Polish police," Marcin Kierwinski wrote on X, without giving further details.

OCTOBER 11, 2026ByREUTERS
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a press conference during a signing event for the delivery of anti-aircraft systems capable of countering unmanned aerial vehicles in Kobylka, Poland, January 30, 2026.

British Royal Navy member charged with preparing to disclose information to unnamed foreign power

Teddy Young, 24, has been charged with two offenses and is due to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court later on Thursday.

OCTOBER 8, 2026ByREUTERS
Police at the scene of a stabbing at a train station in Manchester, UK, December 2018; illustrative.

Dual UK-Iran national arrested in RAF Fairford bomb plot investigation released on bail

Five additional men arrested for suspected terrorism and explosive offenses related to the RAF Fairford plot were also released on bail as the investigation into the incident continues.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByREUTERS
A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026.

'This is how we win': US counterterrorism chief on Iran, Hamas and Trump’s 'will to act'

COUNTERTERRORISM AFFAIRS: US President Donald Trump's counterterrorism chief Sebastian Gorka speaks to the ‘Post’ about Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and October 7.

OCTOBER 2, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
ARMED SUPPORTERS of the Islamic Republic take part in a military parade and training exercise in Tehran as Iranian forces prepared supporters for the possibility of renewed conflict with the United States and Israel. Sebastian Gorka told the ‘Post’ that Iran would be ‘imminently resolved.’

UK counterterrorism police arrest UK-Iranian dual national in airbase investigation

British counterterrorism police arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on Thursday on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, amid an investigation into suspicious activity near an air base.

OCTOBER 1, 2026ByREUTERS
A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026.

Man arrested in connection with suspected RAF terror plot called police on self - report

The suspect called 999 almost an hour before a farmer driving home called the police after seeing three vans surrounded by men in balaclavas, according to the report. 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026.

Fmr. defense minister Gallant confirms additional details of Mossad's Hezbollah pager operation

Many of the details mentioned by Gallant in the interview were previously reported by The Jerusalem Post during an interview with Mossad agent "Adam Feyn" in May.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026ByJAMES GENN, ARIELLA ROITMAN
Men carry a coffin as they walk past images of Mohammad Mahdi Ammar, son of Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament Ali Ammar, and Abbas Fadel Yassin, who were killed amid the detonation of pagers across Lebanon, during their funeral in Beirut, Lebanon September 18, 2024.

US judge blocks Trump admin. attempt to tie local counterterror funds to election changes

The decision by Washington-based District Judge Amir Ali marks the latest defeat for President Donald Trump in his bid to increase the federal government's authority over elections ahead of midterms.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2026ByREUTERS
The US Supreme Court during sunset in Washington, DC, US, August 7, 2026.

Five suspects in RAF Fairford bomb plot released on bail, UK probing possible Iran ties

UK Counter Terrorism Policing's announcement came after Iran’s embassy in London denied reports that the plot had links to the Islamic Republic, labeling the accusations as “Iranophobia propaganda."

SEPTEMBER 28, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026.

Iran suspected in bomb plot against RAF base used by US Air Force, UK police investigating - report

A British farmer who dialed emergency services told the BBC on Monday that she saw a "large group of hooded and masked men" near RAF Fairford.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A US Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber is pictured on the tarmac at RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 27, 2026, as UK counter-terrorism police investigate an incident near the base in the village of Whelford.