Terrorist attacks on israel

Terrorist killed by IDF for attempted stabbing found to be father of 2022 Tel Aviv shooter

The terrorist was Fathi Khazem, father of Raad Khazem, a terrorist who had committed a mass shooting attack in Tel Aviv in April, 2022.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
IDF soldiers in the West Bank.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the Knesset committee discussing the death penalty law.

Death penalty bill expected for final vote next week after Knesset panel approves outline

The bill stipulates that a terrorist who intentionally kills a person as part of an act of terrorism will be sentenced to death, with the sentencing not requiring a unanimous verdict.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Palestinians hold pictures of their relatives during a protest demanding Israel to return the bodies of Palestinians held by Israel, in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 31, 2025.

Palestinian ‘pay-for-slay’ policy isn’t over, watchdog says, citing Saturday payouts

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had signed a decree in February canceling the program, an announcement which was met with widespread European approval.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Deadly shooting at the Jerusalem Ramot Junction on September 8, where six people were murdered and dozens were wounded.

Military prosecution indicts four Palestinians involved in Ramot Junction terror attack

The indictment explains that these people were responsible for providing the terrorists with weapons and transporting them from the West Bank to the bus stop before the attack.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Antisemitism online directly increases real-world violence, study finds

The Hamas attacks sparked a chain reaction of online antisemitism which has lead to a rise in global violence against the Jewish community. 

NOVEMBER 18, 2023ByBROOKE SARAH BORDEN
A rally goer holds up an Israeli flag towards counter protesters, as Jewish Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Washington, U.S, November 14, 2023.

From Hamas to Harvard: Israeli satirist exposes insane depths of ‘inclusivity’

“I was expecting him to hang up really early in the conversation and he just didn’t … I had to add worse and worse questions and he just went with it.”

NOVEMBER 17, 2023ByAARON PORIS/THE MEDIA LINE
A sign hangs on a gate of a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 6, 2023.

Political and military maneuvers shape Israel’s strategy against Hamas

The Israeli government balances intense military operations in Gaza with internal political challenges and strong support from the United States.

NOVEMBER 17, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Israeli flags at the beach in the northern Gaza Strip, during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, November 16, 2023.

At memorial for Vivian Silver, grief and a determination to pursue peace

Many speakers from diverse backgrounds described their immense pain at Silver’s death, and determination to pursue the causes to which she was devoted: peace and feminist activism.

NOVEMBER 17, 2023ByJTA/ELIYAHU FREEDMAN
Family and friends attend the funeral of peace activist and one of the founders of the "Women Wage Peace" movemenet, Vivian Silver at Kibbutz Gezer, central Israel. November 16, 2023.

March for Israel attendees say they delivered a powerful message

Dozens of people who spoke with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency mentioned their support for Israel when they described what they hoped to hear at the rally.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByBEN SALES/JTA, JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Israeli Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, U.S, November 14, 2023.

WATCH: March for Israel live in Washington, DC

Never again: American Jews march for Israel and against antisemitism on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023ByJTA STAFF, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
March for Israel

15 victims of October 7 massacre forcibly hospitalized

Israel's Finance Ministry guarantees priority for mental health.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Israel revises Oct. 7 death toll down to 1,200 as long process of identifying victims nears close

The revision reflects the challenges that Israeli authorities have faced in assessing the scale of the devastation.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Israeli soldiers guard the bodies of victims of an attack following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023.

How can parents protect children from horrors on TV and on social media?

A Hebrew University expert on child abuse calls on journalists to avoid interviewing young survivors of the Hamas terrorists’ massacre.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Children's toys and personal items lie on the bloodstained floor of a child's bedroom, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel October 17, 2023.

Believed dead, then alive in Gaza - father of child hostage clings to hope

For weeks, Tom Hand believed that Emily had also died in the attack before he was told by the army that her body had not been found.

NOVEMBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Thomas Hand, the father of Irish-Israeli Emily Hand, 8, who was announced dead following the October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, then later confirmed as one of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, looks at a poster of Emily, November 10, 2023.