Riot

Protesters block Jerusalem roads, target light rail construction site

Police used crowd dispersal measures after protesters blocked roads near Jerusalem’s Bar Ilan Street and refused orders to leave.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.

Haredi protests against Jerusalem Light Rail continue, reports of over NIS 400 million in damage

The protests follow an N12 News report that haredi protests have cumulatively caused over NIS 400 million in damage to the Jerusalem light rail's unfinished Green Line.

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Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2026.

At least 25 dead, 100 injured in clashes between prisoner groups at Sri Lanka jail, sources say

"The military has been requested to provide support to the police, but at the moment they are on standby," Sri Lankan Army Spokesman Brigadier Waruna Gamage told Reuters.

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Hezbollah supporters block the old airport road in the southern suburbs of Beirut, with burning tires to protest against the trilateral agreement that was signed between the US, Israel and Lebanon on June 27, 2026.

Hezbollah supporters riot in response to Israel-Lebanon agreement

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Saturday that the US-brokered agreement was a humiliating concession that undermined Lebanese sovereignty.

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Choudhury warns against return to 'Authoritarianism' in Bangladesh shift

Fears of Bangladesh's new interim government arose after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

AUGUST 8, 2024ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
BNP demonstration against PM Hasina.

'No justification:' US responds to video alleging sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners

Footage follows the detainment of several Israeli soldiers accused of sexually assaulting terrorists at the IDF's Sde Teiman base.

AUGUST 7, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024

British police brace for anti-Muslim riots and counter protests

Britain faces escalating anti-Muslim riots fueled by far-right groups, prompting heavy police response and counter-protests from anti-fascists.

AUGUST 7, 2024ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is shown a new Electric Hybrid deployment police car during a media visit, in Harlow, Britain, February 16, 2024

IDF won't bow to pressure in probing Sde Teiman torture claims, ex-IDF prosecutor says

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Sarah Ben-Nun, and Zvika Klein.

AUGUST 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Police criticize IDF for poor communication prior to Sde Teiman riots

Police are upset with the IDF for not properly communicating about Monday’s riots at Sde Teiman base, leading to inadequate preparation and a delayed response.

JULY 30, 2024ByYANIR YAGNA
Police officers at the site of a fire that started from missiles launched from Lebanon, at the Biriya Forest in northern Israel, on June 13, 2024

IDF denies troops diverted from Gaza to Beit Lid after rioters invade army base

Three battalions will be diverted to the base, instead of performing their duties in Gaza.

JULY 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMIR BOHBOT
Demonstrates protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 29, 2024.

Rioters attack Israeli reporters Uri Isaac, Ilana Curiel at Sde Teiman

During Monday's riots at Sde Teiman, journalists Uri Isaac and Ilana Curiel were attacked and cursed by protesters.

JULY 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Zvi Sukkot breaks into the Sde Teiman facility, July 29, 2024.

MKs, rioters break in at Sde Teiman, Motta Gur bases in protest of detention of IDF reservists

MK Zvi Sukkot, who was originally barred from entering, was able to enter through a narrow opening in the fence. 

JULY 29, 2024ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT
Demonstrators outside Motta Gur base in Beit Lid, where detained IDF reservists are being interrogated, July 29, 2024.

'That's a pogrom': CNN's Van Jones slams violent pro-Palestinian LA protest

"You don't bum-rush a Jewish neighborhood and run up on a synagogue. That's not protesting a policy that's protesting a people," Jones said.

JUNE 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Dream Corps President & Co-Founder and CNN Host Van Jones speaks onstage at the EMA IMPACT Summit at Montage Beverly Hills on May 21, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.

Joe Biden: Adas Torah pro-Palestinian riot 'antisemitic' and 'un-American'

California Governor and Mayor of Los Angeles make their officials statements on the riot.

JUNE 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024.