Explosive device

Shin Bet foils ISIS-inspired terror plot by 18-year-old Israeli

Authorities thwarted an ISIS-inspired terror plot, arresting a young Israeli citizen who studied how to produce explosives. Security agencies vow strong action against internal threats.

Head of the Shin Bet domestic security service Major General David Zini (L) speaks with Israel's army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir as they wait for a speech by US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025.
 A member of the gendarmerie stands guard after a police officer was injured in an attack next to the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, France July 18, 2024.

French anti-terror unit arrests three suspects in attack plot linked to Batalcan perpetrator

Freed Israeli hostage Eitan Horn stands behind his brother, released hostage Iair Horn, as friends and family welcome him back to his family home in Kfar Saba, Israel, October 16, 2025

Explosives, fear, and survival: Inside the tunnel where Eitan and Iair Horn were held

IDF discovers dead Hamas terrorists and explosive devices in a tunnel in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip, Septermber 14, 2025.

IDF kills 11 terrorists, finds explosives in Beit Hanun underground terror tunnel


Shin Bet details explosive UAV plot to assassinate national security minister

Shin Bet announced the arrest of the cell on Wednesday, with additional details found during the investigation and questioning being published on Thursday.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025

At least 18 die in Colombia in two attacks attributed to FARC dissidents

In Cali, the country's third most populated city, a cargo vehicle with explosives detonated near a Colombian Aerospace Force base, in an incident that left six people dead and 71 injuries.

Security forces and forensic team members work next to debris following the explosion of a cargo vehicle near an Aerospace Force base, in one of two attacks attributed to FARC dissident groups, that caused multiple casualties, according to authorities, in Cali, Colombia August 21, 2025.

Hamas timed IED blast that killed five soldiers in-between IDF air, artillery fire

Despite those efforts to pave a safe path for the infantry, Hamas managed to place newly laid IEDs in the area where the IDF infantry would later pass through.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, July 6, 2025.

Arrests made in Thailand after explosives laid across Thai tourist hotspots 

Two men, identified only as 29-year-old Muhamah and 27-year-old Sulaiman, were arrested in connection with the explosives at 11 sites.

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

IDF probe of incident in which four soldiers killed reveals military remains uncertain of cause

According to the initial probe, the IDF assessed three nearby buildings for potential use in promoting their attack in the area.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2025.

Police sappers neutralize explosive wrapped in Israeli flag on Route 431

Earlier, police said it had blocked part of Route 431 due to a suspicious object in the area.

 View of the explosive device on Route 431. May 4, 2025.

Two female IDF soldiers wounded in deadly northern Gaza incident

According to Walla, CWO Alnasasra fell while helping the wounded female soldiers.

 A female IDF soldier stands in front of a tank.

Explosive sex toys: Russian-run sabotage plot targets depots across Europe - report

Pillows, packed into the parcels with the cosmetics and sex toys, contained hidden homemade incendiary devices made of a cocktail of chemicals, including highly reactive magnesium.

A general view shows the DHL robotic package processing site, which the company claims is the largest and most advanced of its kind in the Middle East, in Lod, Israel, January 11, 2022.

IDF dismantles Hezbollah weapon storage in southern Lebanon

All of the weaponry that was found was confiscated, and the storage facilities were dismantled, according to the military.

 IDF operatives in Lebanon, February 3, 2025.

IDF takes out 50 terrorists, arrests over 100 in West Bank op.

The IDF killed at least 50 terrorists and arrested over 100 in Tammun during Operation Iron Wall, seizing weapons and destroying explosives in efforts to dismantle terror infrastructure.

 An IDF soldier operates in Tammun as part of the Operation Iron Wall, February 2, 2025.

'$50m. taxpayer dollars funding condoms in Gaza' frozen by Trump, White House says

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza began launching improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including condoms and balloons, into Israel’s South in 2017. 

 Flammable objects being prepared to be flown toward Israel from the Gaza Strip. August 21, 2020.