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Fourth northern Israeli charged in days over alleged ties to ISIS

Prosecutors say 19-year-old Yaqub Shibli viewed Islamic State material, expressed identification with the terrorist group and pledged allegiance to it

ynet | 09.07.26

Three arrested in France over suspected ISIS plot targeting Jews

Suspects, who were members of a WhatsApp group called 'Soldiers of Allah,' taken into custody on suspicion of preparing to join the terrorist group in Africa and carrying out a 'violent act' targeting the Jewish community

Itamar Eichner | 09.06.26

Former IDF soldier charged after allegedly preparing to join Islamic State abroad

Prosecutors say Khamis Sawaed, 30, developed ideological support for Islamic State, planned to travel to Syria or Africa and studied weapons, rockets and drones to prepare for joining the terror group

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.02.26

מחוזי ירושלים: דיון הוכחות לויסם אסעיד הרוצח של בני הזוג כדורי

How a tiny bloodstain exposed ISIS terrorist in Jerusalem couple’s murder after 3 years of dead ends

Investigators linked Wassim Assaid to the cold case only after another killing in 2022; his detailed confession, crime-scene reconstruction and hidden evidence eventually led to three life sentences plus 40 years

Maya Cohen | 08.22.26

Israeli charged with plotting Islamic State-inspired car bomb attack at nightclub

Prosecutors say Abdullah Gargawi contacted ISIS supporters, sought routes to join the group in Syria and planned to remotely detonate a car bomb outside a crowded Be'er Sheva club

Ilana Curiel | 08.18.26

Under Hezbollah’s nose, an ISIS emir in Beirut shatters Lebanon’s security illusion

Analysis: While Hezbollah beats the drums of war against Israel, its systematic dismantling of the Lebanese state has turned Beirut into a safe haven for the world's most brutal Sunni jihadists; here is how Lebanon's collapse validated Israel’s uncompromising iron-wall defense doctrine

Amine Ayoub | 07.15.26

טהרן איראן הפגנה הפגנת תמיכה במנהיג העליון החדש מוג'תבא חמינאי

Killing flies, the Islamic mafia

Opinion: Iran’s regime is ideologically dangerous and incapable of reform; the only effective way to deal with it is through aggressive economic and strategic action aimed at weakening or toppling it

Mike Evans | 05.05.26

זירת הפיגוע במנצ'סטר, דקירה ודריסה ליד בית כנסת

Two Manchester men planned to disguise as ultra-Orthodox Jews and behead victims

Walid Saadaoui and Ammar Hussein were sentenced to 37 and 26 years after plotting a mass shooting at a Manchester Jewish march, scouting synagogues and a Jewish school, and planning to livestream the attack in the name of ISIS

Itamar Eichner | 02.22.26

אל ג'ולני, נשיא סוריה, בעצרת הכללית של האו"ם בניו יורק

Islamic State slams Syria's president as 'puppet without a soul,' urges new attacks

In first audio in months, IS spokesman vows renewed jihad in Syria and beyond as group seeks to reassert influence despite setbacks

Associated Press | 02.22.26

Australia will not repatriate citizens held in Syria over Islamic State links, PM says

Thirty-four Australians were briefly released from a northern Syria camp before being returned for technical reasons, as officials warn any returnees who broke the law will face prosecution

Reuters | 02.17.26

Terror cell linked to Islamic State arrested en route to Israeli Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijani security says

Three Azerbaijani citizens were detained shortly before an alleged terror attack on Israel’s embassy, a day after Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar’s visit to a site long considered a high-risk target

Itamar Eichner | 01.27.26

סוריה כוחות משטר אחמד א שרע מתפרסים ליד כלא אל אקטן ב א רקה

Kurds say offered help by Israel as ISIS prisoners escape amid Syria fighting

Kurdish-led forces withdrew from guarding the al-Hol camp after clashes with Damascus, prompting unconfirmed reports of detainee escapes; Syria gave the SDF four days to agree to integrate Hasakah province under a ceasefire deal

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 01.20.26

סוריה כוחות משטר אחמד א שרע מתפרסים ליד כלא ב א רקה

Some 1,500 Islamic State detainees escaped from Syrian prison, Kurds say

Syria’s Interior Ministry said Tuesday that about 120 Islamic State detainees escaped from Shaddadi prison, contradicting earlier reports by the Kurdish news site Rudaw

Reuters | 01.20.26

The Gulf paradox: why Iran’s adversaries oppose a strike against it

Opinion: As powerful moral voices speak out in Israel and some view the protests as a historic moment, Gulf states remain largely silent, not out of support for the regime, but out of fear

Dr. Yoel Guzansky | 01.14.26

British, French jets strike ISIS arms depot near Palmyra in coordinated mission

Western aircraft have been conducting patrols to stop a resurgence of the Islamist terror group that ruled parts of Syria until 2019

Reuters | 01.04.26