Explosive device

Explosive device found near Ashkelon playground, suspect arrested

Prosecutors say fingerprints and location data linked suspect Osher Peretz to the sophisticated device though he denies building or hiding it.

|ByRAMI SHANI
Man in handcuffs - illustrative
IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights.

Dozens of drones entered Gaza Strip over recent months, fears Hamas could use in attack - report

At least 28 drones reportedly entered Gaza in recent months, raising concerns they reached Hamas, despite the IDF thwarting 89 drone smuggling attempts since January, according to Army Radio.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
IDF Chief Sergeant First Class (res.) Alexander Filin, 29 , from Haifa was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the military announced on June 18, 2026.

IDF soldier killed, seven others wounded by IED explosion in southern Lebanon

Chief Sergeant First Class (res.) Alexander Filin, aged 29, from Haifa was a combat soldier in the IDF's 36th Division.

|ByJAMES GENN
A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.

FBI thwarts explosive drone plot targeting White House UFC event, AIPAC-backed officials

According to officials speaking to FOX News, the goal of the planned attack was to target "capitalist elites," "billionaires," or politicians who received donations from AIPAC.

|BySHIR PERETS

Police seized over 400 illegal weapons in Israel's North since start of 2023

Israel Police said on Sunday that the fight against crime and violence in the Arab sector was their top priority.

JULY 2, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
A rifle confiscated by Israel Police is seen

7 IDF soldiers wounded in Jenin ambush of armored vehicle

Heavy fighting between IDF soldiers and Palestinian gunmen left at least three Palestinians dead and 28 injured.

JUNE 19, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke billows from the aftermath of the detonation of a Palestinian explosive charge on an Israeli armoured vehicle during an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the West Bank on June 19, 2023.

Palestinians brought explosives to al-Aqsa in last week's riots - police chief

The Shin Bet is reportedly investigating the entry of explosives to the mosque.

APRIL 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The aftermath of clashes with the police in the al-Aqsa mosque, April 5, 2023.

Russian military blogger, 6 others killed in St Petersburg blast

A St Petersburg website said the explosion took place at a cafe that had at one time belonged to Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private army that is fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

APRIL 2, 2023ByREUTERS
A well-known Russian military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, is seen in this undated social media picture obtained by Reuters on April 2, 2023

North Korea says it defused US Korean War bombs in Pyongyang

Explosives left over from the 1950-1953 Korean War have long been a danger to citizens in both Koreas.

MARCH 10, 2023ByREUTERS
A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022.

US arrests man with explosive device in luggage at Pennsylvania airport

Transportation Security Administration officials located a suspicious item inside the suitcase that appeared to be a live explosive device.

MARCH 2, 2023ByREUTERS
Main terminal at the Lehigh Valley International Airport

Teenager rescued by IDF after entering minefield in Golan Heights

The 17-year-old boy reportedly entered the minefield intentionally and may be suicidal.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Renewable energy wind turbines as seen next to the snowy peaks of Mount Hermon on January 3, 2021.

8 indicted in plot to use explosive drones in Jaffa assassination

The plot was thwarted after a foreign citizen noticed the drone carrying the explosive in Jaffa.

JANUARY 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of a new security drone in Efrat, in the West Bank

WATCH: Israeli Defense Ministry clears mines left from Yom Kippur War

The land in Israel's Golan Heights now cleared of landmines from the Yom Kippur War will be used to produce green energy.

JANUARY 18, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Renewable energy wind turbines as seen next to the snowy peaks of Mount Hermon on January 3, 2021.

Elderly French man inserts WWI-era bomb up rectum, causes evacuation - report

Strange objects being inserted into one's body for sexual purposes isn't anything doctors aren't used to, but an artillery shell is nonetheless something nobody saw coming

DECEMBER 21, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
World War I artillery shells (Illustrative).