Terror Attack

'A craving for mayhem’: Idaho man who planned ISIS church attacks gets 18 years in prison

Mercurio was arrested one day before his planned attack, after pledging allegiance to ISIS and telling an FBI informant he wanted to “rinse and repeat for all 21+ churches in the town.”

Alexander Scott Mercurio, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is pictured alongside an ISIS flag.
Neria Leiter.

Neria Leiter, son of Israel's envoy to US, discharged from hospital two months after terror attack

US marines search for victims, on October 31, 1983, after a terrorist attack against the headquarters of the US troops of the multinational force that killed 241 American soldiers on October 23, 1983 in Beirut.

US declares Lebanese diplomat persona non grata after post praising Hezbollah's 1983 bombing

Police officers talk near the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026.

Canadian MPs, Belleville synagogue terror attack survivors demand urgent security funding


Russian minor detained over park terror attack threat after US warned security service

"We are grateful to the American side for providing the information," Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) was quoted as saying in its statement.

Visitors walk in Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow, Russia November 1, 2026.

US Embassy in Russia warns citizens in Moscow of potential 'mass casualty event' near museum

"The US Embassy in Moscow is aware of a credible threat of a mass casualty event TODAY, October 31, at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow," the embassy wrote.

A photograph taken on October 22, 2017 shows the Tsaritsyno Palace Museum and Reserve in the South of Moscow.

IDF expands West Bank counterterrorism operations, demolishes terrorists' homes, monuments

The IDF said Wednesday that security forces had demolished 12 terrorist monuments in the West Bank this week as part of ongoing efforts to remove such structures.

Samaria Brigade forces search a West Bank home in October 2026.

Knife attacker killed outside Israel's embassy to Serbia after guard attacked, Serbian police say

"A minor, so far unidentified... shouting Allahu Akbar, attacked the member of Gendarmerie and attacked him with two knives," said Dacic.

Riot police officers stand guard in front of the TV Pink building in Belgrade, Serbia, October 26, 2026.

Greek Orthodox Patriarch tells 'Post' 'minority group of radicals' conducted Jordan attack

Theophilos III shared that he met with Jordanian King Abdulla II and other members of the royal family who “all offered their heartfelt condolences and commitments of support.”

Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem meets with members of the Jordanian Christian community affected in the terror attack on  the Church of Saint George in Hammoud.

IDF imposes West Bank closures, reinforces troops to prevent Election Day violence

The IDF also decided on Monday night to reinforce troops along the security barrier amid concerns that terrorists could infiltrate Israel.

IDF soldiers take part in a military operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 25, 2026

Hebron business demolitions carried out without prior hearing, state tells High Court

The IDF cited urgent security risks, as business owners denied involvement in the deadly attack, alleging collective punishment.

A view of the scene of a deadly shooting attack at the Yehuda Junction checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, where two Israeli soldiers were murdered and three others wounded by Palestinian gunmen the previous day, October 24, 2026.

Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack, state media says

The attack, in which gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church on Friday in the village of Hamoud in Karak governorate, killed nine people.

The grounds of Saint George’s Greek Orthodox Church, where gunmen opened fire during a funeral the previous day, is cordoned-off, in the village of Hamoud, Karak, Jordan, October 24, 2026.

IDF seriously injures, fails to detain Palestinian accused of attempted ramming attack - report

According to Army Radio, the incident occured on Friday near Kafr Dura, shortly after the fatal Hebron attack that killed Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem.

IDF troops operate on the scene of a terror attack near Hebron on October 23, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet forcibly evacuate 2,000 Hebron Palestinians in response to deadly Hamas attack

IDF troops demolished illegal structures near the site of Friday's deadly Hebron attack, searched 200 locations, and arrested 10 suspects.

A view of the scene of a deadly shooting attack at the Yehuda Junction checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, where two Israeli soldiers were murdered and three others wounded by Palestinian gunmen the previous day, October 24, 2026.