ISIS Israel

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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
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.
Azrieli Mall, Tel Aviv, 2024

Police prevent Tel Aviv terror attack with arrest of five ISIS-linked suspects

Five suspects had planned a combined attack involving a car bomb and shooting, targeting a crowded area in central Israel, including the Azrieli Towers.

|ByALON HACHMON
Israel Police officers arrested the two ISIS-affiliated terrorists in East Jerusalem

ISIS-affiliated terrorists arrested in east Jerusalem after planning terror attack

The terrorists planned to prepare explosive devices and target Israeli security forces before their attempts were thwarted and they were arrested. 

|ByALEX WINSTON
GADI EISENKOT waves at the launch of the National Unity Party election campaign, in Tel Aviv, earlier this month.

Israel attacked ISIS in 2015, killing hundreds of terrorists, former IDF chief says

During his speech, former Chief of Staff Eisenkot revealed that Israel attacked the terrorist organization ISIS in 2015 and killed hundreds of members of the group.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Toronto’s Al Quds Day 2023: Hate and violence on display - opinion

This event has become an annual tradition of glorifying violence and calling for the erasure of the State of Israel.

MAY 16, 2023ByMICHAEL MOSTYN 
Display of hate on the streets of Toronto during the 2023 Al Quds Day

Bernie Sanders endorsed by Imam who said ISIS is 'arm of the Zionists'

According to reports at Middle East Eye, Sayed Hassan al-Qazwini, a local imam, addressed a Dearborn rally in Arabic on Saturday, encouraging support for Sanders.

MARCH 10, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in St Louis, Missouri, US, March 9, 2020.

Aryeh Deri to revoke citizenship of Israeli ISIS member

Abdullah Hajla left Israel six years ago to become a foot soldier for ISIS.

APRIL 5, 2019ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Shas party leader Arye Deri

ISIS gearing up for comeback in Syria and beyond

Despite President Trump's declaration that the group has been defeated, the Islamic State continues to perpetrate deadly attacks.

JANUARY 22, 2019ByDIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE
A MEMBER of ISIS waves the group’s flag in Raqqa

The IDF's Bardelas battalion and their passion to protect

The IDF’s coed Bardelas battalion secures the border with Sinai, protecting against ISIS and other threats.

OCTOBER 27, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
BARDELAS SOLDIERS near the Egyptian-Israel border: ‘We do something different every day.’

Turkish and Syrian threats in Afrin put U.S., Russia in a bind

What does it all mean for Israel?

JANUARY 19, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People hold flags of Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) as they walk during a protest against Turkish attacks on Afrin, in Hasaka, Syria, January 18, 2018.

Shin Bet arrests Israeli for planning ISIS attacks

Taibeh resident Hassan Taher Shir Yusuf planned several attacks including a car bomb attack against city's police station.

JANUARY 14, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Hassan Taher Shir Yusuf (left) was arrested for carrying out pro-ISIS activities

Israel's Shin Bet arrests 2 Beduin women on suspicion of planning ISIS attacks

19-year-old women carried out surveillance, nixed possibility of bombing attack targeting university and bus station.

JANUARY 8, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Tasnin al-Assad (Left) and Rahma Al-Assad, Israeli citizens suspected of collaborating with ISIS

After ISIS: Israel and the faces of the new Middle East

What happens now is the key to the region’s future.

NOVEMBER 29, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IRAQI FORCES are seen last month after they captured Rawa, the last remaining Iraqi town under Islamic State control

Analysis: How much is left in ISIS's arsenal?

After Raqqa's fall, the jihadists will have to look elsewhere for income and influence.

OCTOBER 23, 2017ByBOB MASON/FXEMPIRE
A flag of Islamic State militants is pictured above a destroyed house near the Clock Square in Raqqa

Syrian army claims to find Israeli-made weapons in IS hideouts

Weapons found in north-western Syria included Israeli artillery pieces.

OCTOBER 17, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces inspect weapons and munitions recovered at the former positions of the Islamic State militants inside a building at the frontline in Raqqa, Syria October 7, 2017. Picture taken October 7, 2017.