Counterterrorism

'We need to let this fantasy dissipate': Former Mossad division head on disarming Hamas - interview

Oded Ailam, former head of the Counterterrorism Division in the Mossad, spoke with Arieh Eldad and Ron Kupman on 103FM about Hamas’s situation following the return of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili.

Hamas terrorists stand at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the body of the last deceased hostage, in Gaza City December 8, 2025.
Ghassan Duhine (center) with members of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in the Gaza Strip, September 2025.

Anti-Hamas Gazan gangs utilize new tactics to put terror group on high alert - report

Israeli security forces investigate a ramming attack in Hebron, December 6, 2025; illustrative.

Ramadan will show if clan clashes are really over, say Hebron residents

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley arrives to attend an emergency COBRA meeting in response to Manchester synagogue attack, in London, Britain, October 2, 2025; illustrative.

Britain to launch national police service, dubbed ‘British FBI’


IDF, Shin Bet arrest 12 terrorists in undercover W. Bank counterterror ops.

This includes soldiers from Duvdevan, the IDF's West Bank undercover unit, arresting two terrorists from Ramallah and a terrorist from Beitunya who were planning attacks.

IDF soldiers of the Duvdevan Unit; illustrative.

WATCH: Man shouts 'Allahu Akbar' on UK easyJet flight, 'wanted to send message to Trump'

The easyJet flight from London Luton, was forced to undergo an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, where police boarded the plane and arrested the suspected terrorist.

 EasyJet airplane

Two drones fell in Khurmala oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan, counterterrorism service says

Khurmala oilfield is located near the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil.

A view of a damaged building following missile attacks, in Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024

IDF failed to protect Ofakim on Oct. 7, leading to death of 33 Israelis, incl. 25 civilians - probe

Security forces in Ofakim, including police officers, armed civilians, and IDF soldiers were motivated to repel Hamas's Nukhba force terrorists, leading to the killing of all 15, the probe noted.

 A women standing beside a memorial monument in Mishor HaGefen neighborhood that was attacked by Hamas terrorists on 7 October massacre, in the southern Israeli city of Ofakim, September 19, 2024.

Court charges four pro-Palestinian activists over UK military base break-in

UK court charges four pro-Palestinian activists in relation to RAF Brize Norton base break in last month.

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

On this day: the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in northern Iraq

On June 29, 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the establishment of the Islamic State caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Following this, ISIS launched a major offensive in northern Iraq and Syria.

 An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.

UK police arrest four over pro-Palestinian protest at air base

Three were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation, or instigation, while another woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, according to police.

 Police officers block a street as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in protest against Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's plans to proscribe the "Palestine Action" group in the coming weeks, in London, Britain, June 23, 2025.

Eliminating Hamas: Insights from Sri Lanka's defeat of the Tamil Tigers

Security expert Moshe Elad argues that the case of Sri Lanka proves that terror groups can, in fact, be completely defeated through military means.

 Sri Lankan army soldiers march during a War Victory Parade in Colombo May 18, 2013. Sri Lanka on Saturday held a military parade and memorial for fallen soldiers to mark the fourth anniversary of the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, which ended a quarter-century civil war in the Indian Ocean nation.

IAF strikes over 150 Gaza terror targets, ground forces expand operations

IAF's strikes targeted Beit Lahiya and Jabalya in northern Gaza with heavy airstrikes on Thursday overnight, The Jerusalem Post has learned

Smoke rises from Gaza following an explosion, as seen from Israel, May 16, 2025.

IDF seizes arms during counterterrorism operation in Tammun, Tubas, West Bank

IDF forces are continuing the search for the terrorist responsible, the military added.

 IDF seizes arms during counterterrorism operation in Tammun and Tubas, May 15, 2025.