Kidnapping

Two-state solution a 'trap we set for Israel,' Lebanon-based Fatah official brags

“We know the trap we have set for Israel by demanding a two-state solution. But Israel understands why it does not want to give us a state: it knows what the future could hold,” said Abu Shahab.

Palestinian children hold placards with a portrait of Yasser Arafat during a rally by Fatah supporters marking the 21th death anniversary of the late former Palestinian president, in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 11, 2025.
 Israeli flags on graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on May 9, 2024, ahead of Israeli Memorial Day; Illustrative.

IDF headstones to include abduction note if soldier was kidnapped, Knesset announces

Members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region.

Ethiopian aliyah activist fears for family's life as armed activities increase across Amhara region

Demonstrators at the rally for Haymanot Kasau, September 23, 2026.

941 days missing: Haymanot Kasau’s family rallies in Jerusalem to demand Shin Bet investigation


At least 34 soldiers kidnapped in Colombia after clashes with FARC dissidents

The clashes occurred in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality in the southeastern province of Guaviare and involved members of the Central General Staff

 A policeman stands next to a well where minerals taken from illegal gold mines are washed in Buritica, Colombia, on April 20, 2021. (REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez)

How an Israeli kidnapping comedy sold a million tickets

Saving Shuli-San was set for a June release, but the war with Iran made United King Films, the movie’s distributor, postpone the much-awaited film.

FROM LEFT, Ben Bachar, the film’s director, with actors Shalom Michaelshwilli and Avi Israelof, producer Moshe Edery, and actors Tzion Baruch and Emma Medding, as they toast ‘Saving Shuli-San’s millionth ticket sale.

Gunmen abduct 60 in northern Nigeria, kill villagers in overnight raids

The incident followed a separate mass abduction in Sabongarin Damri, in Zamfara state, on Saturday in which 70 people were taken.

People gather as security personnel stand guard during a visit of government officials following a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Belgian MP says Iran tried to kidnap her, use her as bargain chip in 'hostage diplomacy'

Darya Safai, a Belgian Iranian Member of the Belgian Parliament, announced that Iran was planning to kidnap her alongside other European MPs.

 Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Court overturns conviction in case of Jewish 6-year-old who went missing in 1979

A New York federal appeals court ruled to overturn the guilty verdict for the man convicted in the 1979 disappearance of the Jewish 6-year-old Etan Patz.

 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.

Former Mossad agent indicted in German custody kidnapping case - report

A German restaurant heiress has been accused of using an Israeli-connected global security agency to execute a violent, cross-border kidnapping of her two youngest children.

 German entrepreneur and gastronome Christina Block and her lawyers Otmar Kury and Ingo Bott wait for the start of her trial at the regional court in Hamburg, Germany, July 11, 2025.

Baby stolen in Argentina reunited with family after nearly 50 years

The 49-year-old man was found after taking a DNA test and is now the 140th child recovered by the human rights organization Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo. 

Adriana Metz, daughter of Graciela Alicia Romero and Raul Eugenio Metz, who disappeared during the 1976 to 1983 Argentine dictatorship, and Estela de Carlotto, president of the human rights organization Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo), react during a press conference announc

Trump says he hopes for Gaza deal in a week, Sa'ar tells Iranian counterpart to 'relax a little'

IDF missile misfire kills six children, injures 17 at Gaza aid site • Netanyahu to meet with small group of ministers to discuss hostage deal • IDF stray fire wounds soldier

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a cabinet meeting at the White House, earlier this week.

Armed men kidnap, kill nine bus passengers in Pakistan, say officials

Armed men kidnapped and killed nine bus passengers in south west Pakistan, no one has claimed responsibility

 View of a sandle on floor and blood stains inside a car of Jaffar Express train, after it was attacked by separatist militants in Bolan, at the Railway Station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 19, 2025

Palestinian arrested for kidnapping Israeli to West Bank over financial dispute

The police stated that the reason for the alleged kidnapping was a financial dispute.

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.