Palestinian terrorism

French MEP Rima Hassan meets Palestinian detainee, ignores terror and attempted murder allegations

Far-left French MP Rima Hassan visited a Palestinian prisoner without mentioning that he is jailed for terrorism and attempted murder of Israelis, sparking controversy.

MAY 27, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Rima Hassan During The Plenary Session And Votes Of The European Parliament, In Strasbourg, On February 10, 2026.

Israa al-Jaabis (L), a 32-year-old Palestinian woman who detonated a small bomb on October 11, 2015 on the highway leading from the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim to Jerusalem, arrives for her sentencing hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on November 7, 2016.

Failed car bomber released in October 7 deal gave video speech at Berkeley classroom

Jaabis was released in November 2023 as part of a ransom for 26 hostages captured by Gazans during the October 7 Massacre, according to the BBC.

APRIL 23, 2026|ByMICHAEL STARR

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya.

PA ordered to pay $655.5 million to Intifada victims after NY Appeals Court reinstates prior ruling

Last week, a federal Court of Appeals judge ruled to reinstate the original 2015 decision of Sokolow v. the Palestinian Authority.

APRIL 5, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

PA paid half a billion shekels to terrorists in pay-for-slay scheme, sources reveal -exclusive

Ministers were also informed that terrorists released as part of the most recent hostage deals received a “special grant” from the Palestinian Authority.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026|ByAMICHAI STEIN

‘Hamas has not changed its DNA’: Experts, Gazans say Hamas working to reassert itself - Telegraph

Experts told the Telegraph that they believe that Hamas does not intend to disarm, leave Gaza, or not be a part of the Gaza Strip's future, as is dictated by the US-backed peace plan.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A Hamas terrorist stands guard as people gather to watch Red Cross vehicles transporting hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the central Gaza Strip, Oct. 13, 2025.

'Will kill again': Israeli terror survivor faces emotional battle as murderer released from prison

TERROR AFFAIRS: Tal Hartuv shares the complex emotions of surviving an attack while grappling with the release of terrorists. Her testimony highlights Israel’s moral dilemma in the hostage exchange.

OCTOBER 24, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Tal Hartuv surivor of stabbing attack in a forest near Jerusalem and the parents of Kristine Luken that was murdered in the attack on December 18 2010, attend Discussion of the suspects in stabbing at the District Court in Jerusalem. November 24, 2011.

When terrorists get sob stories: Int'l media is whitewashing Palestinian prisoners - comment

Among the 250 prisoners released who were supposed to be serving life sentences were those who carried out lynchings, bombings, shootings, and stabbings.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER

A freed Palestinian prisoner is carried as he is greeted by his relatives and friends after he was released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 13, 2025.

Ben-Gvir denies claim Marwan Barghouti beaten in prison, but 'proud' of worsening conditions

Qatari outlet Al-Araby TV reported, citing a Palestinian source, that Barghouti was "beaten and assaulted" as he was being transferred between Israeli security prisons.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti gestures before the start of a deliberation at Jerusalem Magistrate's court, January 25, 2012

Target civilians, record carnage: What Yahya Sinwar wrote in his 2022 October 7 memo - NYT

The memo was found on a computer unconnected to any network in an underground complex used by Muhammed Sinwar while he was in hiding.

OCTOBER 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel set to release terrorist behind Ramallah lynching of two reservists, murder of teen - report

Jihad A-Karim Azziz Rom was sentenced to life for Yuri Gushchin murder plus an additional 20 years for his role in the killing of the two reservists.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByMAARIV, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A FREED Palestinian prisoner holds a weapon as he is carried after his release by Israel as part of the hostage deal, in Khan Yunis, last Saturday. We face vile murderers who scorn human life, individuals who planned attacks and killed dozens, including infants, families, young men, and women, the

Who are the four high-profile prisoners Hamas wants freed in the hostage talks? - explainer

Who are Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat, Ibrahim Hamed, and Abbas al-Sayed?

OCTOBER 6, 2025ByLIRAN AHARONI

MARWAN BARGHOUTI is brought into court by police for his judgment hearing in May 2004, at which he was convicted on five counts of murder in terrorist attacks.

As Gaza war looms, Israel faces impending crisis on Egyptian border and the West Bank - analysis

The West Bank and the Egyptian border have the potential to boil over if certain threats are not addressed - and the issues are different in each place.

OCTOBER 4, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN