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Bar Kuperstein leading the HaGomel blessing.
Israeli soldiers take part in a military operation in the West Bank city of Nablus, October 7, 2026.

IDF demolishes monument previously damaged by MK Zvi Sukkot during West Bank ops - report

Samaria Brigade forces search a West Bank home in October 2026.

IDF expands West Bank counterterrorism operations, demolishes terrorists' homes, monuments

IDF troops seal off homes of terrorists who conducted the fatal Hebron shooting attack, October 25, 2026.

IDF seals off homes of terrorists who committed fatal Hebron attack ahead of intended demolition


Shin Bet head discusses counterterror, radical Islam with French intel. officials amid Paris riots

The visit had been scheduled in advance, but the discussions included efforts to combat terrorism and radical Islam amid weeks of riots in the European country.

Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025.

British woman questioned by police over pro-Israel advocacy, referred to counterterror org.

Holly Passmore told the Telegraph that the officers asked her about her recent trip to Israel, telling her that she may be "at risk of manipulation."

Holly Passmore

IDF destroys dozens of monuments honoring terrorists during West Bank counterterror operations

The monuments and signs, frequently created to glorify terrorists deemed to be “martyrs,” were destroyed as part of the IDF’s efforts to thwart terrorism and crack down on violent incitement.

A monument dedicated to a terrorist destroyed by IDF forces during counterterrorism operations in the West Bank.

Israel Police arrest Eizariya resident on suspicion of planning imminent terror attack

Upon receiving a report of the alleged threat, Border Police officers and those from the Ma'ale Adumim station set up roadblocks and conducted searches to locate the suspect.

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Polish police detain man after threat to PM following serious' threat to PM, defense minister

"The man who threatened and planned an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been detained by Polish police," Marcin Kierwinski wrote on X, without giving further details.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a press conference during a signing event for the delivery of anti-aircraft systems capable of countering unmanned aerial vehicles in Kobylka, Poland, January 30, 2026.

British Royal Navy member charged with preparing to disclose information to unnamed foreign power

Teddy Young, 24, has been charged with two offenses and is due to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court later on Thursday.

Police at the scene of a stabbing at a train station in Manchester, UK, December 2018; illustrative.

Dual UK-Iran national arrested in RAF Fairford bomb plot investigation released on bail

Five additional men arrested for suspected terrorism and explosive offenses related to the RAF Fairford plot were also released on bail as the investigation into the incident continues.

A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026.

'This is how we win': US counterterrorism chief on Iran, Hamas and Trump’s 'will to act'

COUNTERTERRORISM AFFAIRS: US President Donald Trump's counterterrorism chief Sebastian Gorka speaks to the ‘Post’ about Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and October 7.

ARMED SUPPORTERS of the Islamic Republic take part in a military parade and training exercise in Tehran as Iranian forces prepared supporters for the possibility of renewed conflict with the United States and Israel. Sebastian Gorka told the ‘Post’ that Iran would be ‘imminently resolved.’

UK counterterrorism police arrest UK-Iranian dual national in airbase investigation

British counterterrorism police arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on Thursday on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, amid an investigation into suspicious activity near an air base.

A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026.

Man arrested in connection with suspected RAF terror plot called police on self - report

The suspect called 999 almost an hour before a farmer driving home called the police after seeing three vans surrounded by men in balaclavas, according to the report. 

A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026.