Counterterrorism
US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says
A Thursday conference on political violence has sparked Democratic concerns that the Trump administration is politicizing counterterrorism by focusing on "far-left terror."
UK police say former minister Widdecombe's murder was a targeted attack
UK counterterror police take over investigation into Ann Widdecombe murder
Syria arrests senior ISIS leader, exposes criminal financing network
Dutch populist Wilders suspends campaign due to threat
The Dutch National counterterrorism agency confirmed that Geert Wilders was among European politicians potentially targeted by a thwarted plot.
Two men on trial in UK over alleged plot against Jewish community
The defendants planned to smuggle multiple firearms into the UK before targeting a 'mass gathering of Jews.'
FSB arrests three men accused of planning synagogue bombings, arson
The FSB detained three men who were planning attacks on synagogues in Russia.
Two years on, Israeli society must not allow itself to forget the reckoning of Oct. 7 - editorial
The October 7 massacre forced Israeli society to confront an existential threat it had tried to avoid.
IDF uncovers rocket as Iran-backed West Bank terror threat grows
This is the second discovery in the past few weeks; both incidents were reportedly “under Iranian direction,” according to security assessments.
US National Counterterrorism Center warns of threat from al-Qaeda
The center released a memo to US officials and law enforcement, urging increased caution and security measures.
The US sanctioned Iraqi militias, but will the militias be affected? - analysis
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is suspected of funding and aiding non-state militias responsible for multiple violent attacks and raids in Iraq.
Hamas deploys terror forces, resources to West Bank, Israeli security sources claim
Hamas ramps up operations in the West Bank, expanding terror infrastructure and planning attacks against Israelis, while IDF operations intensify.
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."
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.