Terrorism

Iraq targets lingering ISIS pockets with airstrikes, operations in security vacuum after US pullout

"F-16 aircraft carried out two airstrikes targeting a hideout belonging to remnants of Daesh elements in the Nareen area, resulting in its complete destruction."

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Shi'ite fighters launch a rocket during clashes with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of al-Alam, Iraq.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a multilateral meeting with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 22,

Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers have discussed regional tensions, Saudi state news says

The two diplomats discussed escalating tensions in the region in their first publicly reported contact since Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes against Saudi Arabia.

|ByREUTERS
Actor-comedian and fierce pro-Israel advocate Michael Rapaport takes the Hol Hamoed stage.

Celebrating laughter, loving Israel: Comedy for Koby’s 25th anniversary tour

The shows featured Michael Rapaport, special guest Israeli comedian Ben Ben Baruch, and host Avi Liberman, marking the 25th anniversary of the Koby Mandell Foundation.

|ByPENINA HOROWITZ
Flags flutter near the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France September 17, 2026.

EU Parliament adopts resolution calling for Muslim Brotherhood to be added to terror list

The resolution stresses the Parliament’s opposition to legitimizing networks that seek to undermine established civil institutions.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

British police charge man with preparing terrorist acts against Reform UK's Nigel Farage

28-year-old Joshua Kerry will be brought to court for "engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts," according to the Chief Crown Prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service.

OCTOBER 2, 2026ByREUTERS
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage gestures during a rally, as part of the party's "100 Days to Save Britain" tour, in Doncaster, Britain, October 1, 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.

OCTOBER 2, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
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.’

Italian prisoner accused of Hamas financing appears in video sermon praising Gaza fighters

Palestiniana activist Riyad Albustanji gave a sermon from his high-security cell in Sardinia's Bancali prison in Sassari with terminology that Italy's Il Giornale says resembled terror groups'.

OCTOBER 2, 2026ByDARIO SANCHEZ/THE MEDIA LINE
Hamas supporter Riyad Albustanji stands alongside other Hamas supporters in this picture posted on social media.

UAE president's senior advisor calls flydubai plane hijacking 'dangerous terrorist attack'

PM Netanyahu, in a video update on Friday, characterized the hijacking as a potential "disaster on the scale of 9/11" and vowed that those behind the attack "will pay a heavy price.

OCTOBER 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Diplomatic advisor to the UAE president, Anwar Gargash speaks at the World Governments Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 3, 2026.

Louisiana brothers charged for aiding Hamas terrorist with Gaza fundraising scam

According to unsealed documents, Louisiana brothers Abdel and Omar Adhami and Florida resident Raed Yousef were all accused of contributing to the Hamas financing network.

OCTOBER 2, 2026ByALEX CARSON
Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

FBI arrests former DOE employee for allegedly providing materials, expert assistance to Houthis

According to the criminal complaint, in December 2024, Ellaboudy took sick leave, claiming exposure to highly concentrated nitric acid, a common chemical used in the construction of explosives.

OCTOBER 2, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Members of Houthi security forces sit on a rock at the site of a rally held to commemorate Mawlid, marking the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's birthday, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026.

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.

OCTOBER 1, 2026ByREUTERS
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.

IDF: 170 Hamas, PIJ terrorists killed in Gaza were misrepresented as 'innocent journalists'

The journalists' identities and terrorist affiliations were verified using documents released by the terrorist organizations themselves and materials recovered by IDF troops during Gaza operations.

OCTOBER 1, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
IDF reveals that 170 alleged "journalists" killed in Gaza were Hamas, PIJ terrorists.

Connecticut man sentenced to over seven years in prison for attempting to join ISIS

In late September, an Uzbekistan-US dual citizen was also arraigned on charges of conspiring and providing material support to ISIS and the al-Nusra Front terrorist organization.

OCTOBER 1, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
A man types on a keyboard in front of a computer screen on which an Islamic State flag is displayed, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 6, 2016.

UAE, Israel open investigation into flydubai hijacking attempt, seek to confirm terror motive

The investigation looks to establish whether or not the hijacking was motivated by terrorism.

OCTOBER 1, 2026ByREUTERS
A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.