Riot

Iranian protesters attack Palestinian Authority ambassador's residence, injure ambassador - report

Around 200 protesters stormed the residence of the Palestinian Authority’s ambassador in Tehran, injuring Salam al-Zawawi and embassy staff and causing extensive damage, Iranian media reported.

|ByJAMES GENN
Palestinian Ambassador to Iran, Salam al-Zawawi (R) at a swearing-in ceremony hosted by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the president's residence in Amman, Jordan, January 2022; illustrative.
An inmate looks out from a security tower at the Renovacion 1 prison, as inmates at three Guatemalan prisons rioted on Saturday and took mostly prison guards hostage, authorities said, in Escuintla, Guatemala, January 17, 2026.

Guatemalan inmates riot at three prisons, taking 46 people hostage

Inmates, some wearing jumpsuits but most in tank tops and shorts, their faces covered by masks improvised with pieces of clothing, watched from above, perched in the prison's patrol towers.

|ByREUTERS
Mourners carry a coffin during a funeral procession for members of security forces and civilians said to be killed in protests on Sunday, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab from a video released on January 11, 2026.

Iran admits at least 3,000 killed in protest crackdown, UN dismayed by 'horrific violence'

"This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard," Volker Turk said.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER, ALEX WINSTON, REUTERS
HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center, Nov. 12.

IDF cancels ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade event for parents in Bnei Brak after haredi riot

The event was interrupted by a group of several dozen haredi extremists associated with the Jerusalem faction, who tried to break into the compound where the event was being held.

|ByHODIA RAN

Jan. 6 insurrection suspect arrested near Obama's house with ammunition - NYT

The arrest followed the discovery of weapons, ammunition and materials potentially used to create explosives inside the suspect's van.

JUNE 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Violent riots break out overnight in Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem

The riots were held by ultra-Orthodox Israelis in response to a variety of municipal and national policies.

JUNE 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The aftermath of violent riots in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh on Wednesday evening, June 28, 2023.

Rothman: Anti-judicial reform protests are like settler riots against Palestinians

Settlers attacked at least three Palestinian villages after Hamas terrorists murdered four Israelis near Eli.

JUNE 22, 2023ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Simcha Rothman is seen gesturing amid a chaotic session of the Knesset Law and Constitution Committee in Jerusalem during a debate on judicial reform, on February 13, 2023.

Inmates riot, clash with guards in Beersheba prison riot

The guards reacted by forcefully entering the prison cells and removing leaders of the riots from there, in order to disperse the riots.

JUNE 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prison riot in Eshel Prison in Beersheba, June 9, 2023.

Two Israeli-Arabs killed in separate instances on Sunday

The two murdered victims make 90 people murdered in Arab areas since the beginning of the year, according to the Abraham Initiatives.

JUNE 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA ambulance and medics (illustrative).

Jerusalem serial rioter who opened Snapchat group for riots indicted

Rioter established a Snapchat group chat to organize participation in riots throughout Jerusalem.

MAY 8, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli Border Police work at al-Aqsa mosque, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City, April 5, 2023.

Israel needs dedicated judge, prosecutor to tackle sports riots - Zohar

Fines in Israel were increased for trespassing into fields and bringing firecrackers, flares and spray cans to sporting events.

MAY 8, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Jerusalem supporters from the La Familia fan group hold up a match against Charleroi in Belgium

IDF soldier injured in West Bank shooting as riots erupt across Israel

Among the cities where riots broke out were Jerusalem, Umm el-Fahm and Sakhnin.

APRIL 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian demonstrators burn tires during a protest over tension in Jerusalem, at the Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Gaza City April 5, 2023.

Temple Mount riots spark clashes nationwide

For the second night in a row, Palestinians clashed with police on the Temple Mount, which later sparked riots across Israel.

APRIL 6, 2023ByHANAN LISCHINSKY
The aftermath of clashes with the police in the al-Aqsa mosque, April 5, 2023.

Pedestrian injured in attack on Arab taxi driver

As rioters chased the taxi, the driver hit a pedestrian's leg.

MARCH 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Far-right group Lehava protesting the Pride Parade in Jerusalem June 2, 2022.