Looters

Hundred arrested in Barcelona as youth-led 'anti-system' riots leave trail of fires, looted shops

More than 30 fires were set, and 14 stores were vandalized. Núria Parlon, the interior minister for the Spanish region of Catalonia, said that around 25% of those arrested were minors.

|ByREUTERS
Demonstrators clash with riot police at a protest calling for political action to address Spain's housing crisis in Barcelona, Spain, October 5, 2026.
Damaged glass at the Lacoste store on Champs-Elysees avenue, the day after clashes during a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 18, 2026.

Israelis warned to exercise caution in France ahead of renewed violence, protests

French security forces fanned out across Paris on Saturday ahead of protests that authorities fear could turn violent, with Interior Minister Laurent Nunez urging police to be "hyper-reactive."

|ByREUTERS, ANNA BARSKY, MEITAL SHARABI
Boats are seen anchored at the Five-Step local fishing harbour in the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026

Iranian fishermen scramble for loot from sunken container ship after explosion

A massive shipment containing hundreds of brand-new iPhones, luxury French perfumes, and other consumer goods spilled into the sea following the sinking of the container ship "GFS Pride."

|ByELI LEON
The scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, March 22, 2026.

Looter indicted after pretending to be emergency worker at Dimona rocket crash site

The suspect was arrested shortly after committing the crimes; he was indicted for trespassing, theft, breaking and entering, and using a vehicle to commit a crime. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The looting – and muting – of America

The scenes of widespread violence, destruction and looting in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death shocked me to the core.

JUNE 18, 2020BySTEWART WEISS
‘THERE IS a frightening air of intimidation that is stifling legitimate debate and impeding Americans’ inherent ability to openly voice their own opinion.’

Inside New York’s night of protest and looting

20 minutes ahead of the 11 p.m. curfew and unsure how the night would play out, I grabbed an aluminum bat, which I shrouded in a garbage bag so as to not intimidate police or activists.

JUNE 5, 2020ByZACH D. HUFF
A broken window after a night of looting in New York

Hasmonean-era burial caves near Jericho allegedly looted by local Arabs

The caves form part of an extensive burial ground of what's believed to be a Hasmonean palace, which was discovered in the area recently after agricultural and landscaping work was being done.

APRIL 3, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK
The Hasmonean burial caves that were reportedly looted by local Arabs from Jericho.

Opération manuscrits

Les archéologues sont engagés dans une course contre la montre pour récupérer les trésors des grottes de la mer Morte avant les pillards

JULY 10, 2017ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
Une vue de la grotte de Qumran