Injury

Iran used military weapons, targeted 'vital body parts' in protest crackdowns, X-rays show - report

Seventy-five X-rays and CT scans captured severe injuries inflicted by shotguns and high-caliber, military-grade weapons to patients’ faces, chests, and groin areas.

|ByASHER SMITH
People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Two injured after gunman takes hostage at Thai school, police say suspect detained

"The perpetrator has been captured," Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon told Reuters, adding that two people - a student and a teacher - were wounded in the incident.

|ByREUTERS
Avalanche control is seen before women's downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, February 6, 2026

Italy's Alpine rescuers urge caution after avalanches kill 11 in seven days

With fresh snow accumulating on older and unstable layers, even the movement of a single skier can trigger an avalanche, the rescue service warned.

|ByREUTERS
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The guide to avoiding common mistakes after a slip and fall injury

|ByTAMI DEMSKY

Police investigate boy injured in a freak zorb ball accident

The boy, 9, was catapulted 20 feet into the air after a small tornado crossed his path.

JUNE 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zorb balls

India's worst train crash in decades kills at least 288

An extensive search-and-rescue operation has been mounted, involving hundreds of fire department personnel and police officers as well as sniffer dogs.

JUNE 2, 2023ByREUTERS
A drone view shows derailed coaches after two passenger trains collided in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 3, 2023.

Florida man loses arm to an alligator while going to the bathroom

Rivera lost his right arm in the altercation, which he reportedly doesn’t remember.

MAY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
American alligator

3 dead, 15 injured in car crashes across Israel on Saturday

Two people died and fourteen people were injured in two car crashes that occurred in the span of one hour on Saturday evening.

MAY 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of a car crash near Lido junction, May 27, 2023.

Choking on jelly bean sends Ashdod boy to hospital in serious condition

Unswallowable foreign objects have killed 50 children in the last five years

MAY 16, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Jelly beans.

One Gaza resident killed and one injured from Islamic Jihad rockets - report

Two men were severely injured and one moderately injured from shrapnel from a volley of rockets

MAY 13, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor missile as rockets are fired from Gaza, in Ashkelon, Israel May 10, 2023

Nearly half of concussion patients show brain injury after 6 months - study

New research sheds light on importance of understanding the long-lasting effects of concussions, even mild ones. 

APRIL 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
From the 1543 book in the collection in National Institute of Medicine. Andreas Vesalius' Fabrica, showing the Base Of The Brain, including the cerebellum, olfactory bulbs, optic nerve

Russian warplane accidentally fires at Russian city near Ukraine

Three people were injured in the explosion caused by the accidental firing.

APRIL 21, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows the accident scene following a large blast in a street in the city of Belgorod, Russia, April 20, 2023.

Shooting terror attack in Jerusalem leaves two moderately injured

The shooter is still at large, and security forces are searching for a suspect

APRIL 18, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of a shooting near Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem, April 18, 2023.

Israeli doctor has surgery after nearly becoming paralyzed while skiing

Dr. Ariel Lipschuetz is an anesthesiologist at Hadassah-University Hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.

APRIL 13, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Illustrative image of a man skiing