Counterterrorism

Shin Bet Chief Zini makes first official visit to YAMAM counterterrorism unit, meets with deputy

Shin Bet Chief David Zini visited YAMAM for the first time, reviewing joint counterterrorism operations, technological capabilities, and the unit’s past hostage rescue missions in Gaza.

Shin Bet Chief David Zini oversees operations on a visit to the YAMAM base on July 26, 2026.
The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Israel must confront terror, settler violence with equal resolve - editorial

Event organizer Thomas Sidle holds an Antifa flag as demonstrators behind him hold a banner, during the March4Democracy march, in Washington DC, US, February 28, 2026.

US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says

Flower tributes lie next to a portrait of 78-year-old former government minister Ann Widdecombe after she was found dead, as the police investigation continues, in Dartmoor National Park in Haytor, Britain, July 11, 2026.

UK police say former minister Widdecombe's murder was a targeted attack


Reichman University leaders warn of crisis at counterterrorism summit

"The struggle over the state’s future will be decided by the soldiers returning from the battlefield," said Prof. Reichman, "we have an obligation to pave a path forward for them."

Prof. Uriel Reichman: “Israel’s enemies are relentlessly working to spread the anti-Zionist narrative.”

IDF troops kill terrorist throwing concrete blocks during undercover Nablus raid

Soldiers of the IDF's undercover Duvdevan unit killed a terrorist who threw concrete blocks at them during a covert operation in Nablus on Wednesday, the military stated.

IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank, July 25, 2025.

Covert volunteers uncover clandestine Hamas funding

Using facial recognition software, the team tracked down footage on social media showing the recruiter calling on Gazan youth to become "Soldiers of the next October 7."

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Fauda will not film in Marseille due to 'security issues'

Fauda's fifth season will film in Budapest instead of Marseille due to security concerns. The new season will air in 2026.

Lior Raz and Melanie Laurent in season five of Fauda.

West Bank sees highest terrorist home demolitions in decade after October 7

Security officials say the goal is not only to punish the perpetrators of attacks but also to deter those who are “on the fence” from joining terrorist activity.

 Palestinians inspect a blacksmith workshop after it was demolished by Israeli military bulldozers east of the West Bank city of Nablus, July 3, 2025.

Threat of West Bank terror down 80%, Katz credits IDF's 'powerful offensive' policy

Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps were "hotbeds of terrorism built with Iranian financing, arms, and guidance, Katz claimed.

Defense Minister Israel Katz with IDF soldiers in the West Bank; illustrative.

UK counterterror police arrest fifth pro-Palestine activist linked to RAF vandalism - report

The damage of two military aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire was claimed by Palestine Action.

People gather outside London's High Court as Palestine Action's co-founder wins bid to challenge UK terror group ban, in London, Britain, July 30, 2025.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 12 terrorists in undercover W. Bank counterterror ops.

This includes soldiers from Duvdevan, the IDF's West Bank undercover unit, arresting two terrorists from Ramallah and a terrorist from Beitunya who were planning attacks.

IDF soldiers of the Duvdevan Unit; illustrative.

WATCH: Man shouts 'Allahu Akbar' on UK easyJet flight, 'wanted to send message to Trump'

The easyJet flight from London Luton, was forced to undergo an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, where police boarded the plane and arrested the suspected terrorist.

 EasyJet airplane

Two drones fell in Khurmala oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan, counterterrorism service says

Khurmala oilfield is located near the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil.

A view of a damaged building following missile attacks, in Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024