Assassination

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt pleads not guilty

Cole Thomas Allen, 31, did not speak in court as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf.

|ByREUTERS
Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington DC
FARHAN Hassan al-Mansour.

ISIS disrupts Damascus calm, says it assassinated Shi'ite figure

The attack, which took place on May 1, 2026, revived memories of the group’s past hit-and-run operations targeting carefully selected religious and military figures.

|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Syrian police vehicles drive along a road in the town of Dayr Hafir east of Aleppo, Syria, on January 17, 2026.

Syria thwarts Hezbollah-affiliated plot to assassinate gov’t officials, Interior Ministry announces

Hezbollah put out a statement denying the “false accusations” that it was behind the cell, asserting it had no presence on Syrian territory.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Police arrest a total of 16 suspects related to the murder of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka

Two minors and an additional suspect were arrested for their ties to the case. The police claimed to have known their identities and the fact that they participated in the attack against Zalka.

|ByHODAYA RAN

'Everything will be revealed': Trump signs order to declassify files on JFK, MLK assassinations

"Everything will be revealed," Trump said as he signed the order, then holding it up.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on AI, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025.

EU must designate IRGC as a terror organization - opinion

The EU must take decisive action to counter the growing threat posed by Iran and the IRGC.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByAIDIN PANAHI, ANDREW GHALILI
‘A MONSTER’ – Members of the IRGC attend a ground forces military drill in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran in 2022.

Fear for his life: Did Khamenei wear a bulletproof vest at funeral of assassinated judges? - report

Two days after the murder, Iran still doesn't know the motive of the assassinations, sparking rumors of civil unrest.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays over the bodies of two assassinated Supreme Court Judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini in Tehran, Iran, January 19, 2025.

45 years after the assassination: New evidence surfaces in Palermo Mafia hit case

Piersanti Mattarella was assassinated in front of his home in Palermo while in a car with his wife as they were heading to Epiphany Day Mass.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palermo, Italy. New evidence surfaces in high-profile Mafia hit case.

Israel should strike Houthi leadership, anti-Houthi Yemeni figures say - report

The figure urged Israel to target one of the Houthi's key military commanders, Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim, who he described as the "military brain" of the Houthis.

DECEMBER 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Houthi follower wears a vest portraying the Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a parade held as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen February 7, 2024.

Canada foils Iranian plot to assassinate pro-Israel human rights lawyer - report

Irwin Cotler is a human rights lawyer, a member of Parliament, and former justice minister in a Liberal government, serving between 2003 and 2006.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Irwin Cotler participates in the Organization of American States (OAS) news conference with a panel of independent international experts who will present their conclusions and recommendations on "whether crimes against humanity have been committed in Venezuela, in Washington, US, May 29, 2018.

'Zionist conspiracy': Tehran denies US claims of Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump

A US citizen of Iranian origin, accused of being connected with Iran's IRGC, was charged with planning to kill Donald Trump.

NOVEMBER 8, 2024ByREUTERS
Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania after an assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Iranian spy cell busted: Shin Bet arrests two Israelis in assassination plot

Vladislav was reportedly asked to sabotage communication infrastructure and ATMs and to ignite forests.

OCTOBER 14, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ALON HACHMON, AMIR BOHBOT
Israel Police operate in Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem amid violent clashes, February 13, 2022

Shin Bet thwarts significant Iranian assassination attempts on Israeli citizens

The Shin Bet has thwarted several serious plots, some of which were reported to be in advanced stages of planning and preparation.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Conceptual image of war between Israel and Iran using chess pieces and national flags

Inside Israel's operation: Step-by-step breakdown of how Nasrallah was eliminated

According to security sources, the political, intelligence, and operational conditions for Nasrallah's assassination matured by Wednesday.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024ByAMIR BOHBOT
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, as seen from Sin El Fil, IAF aircraft (illustration)