Palestinian terrorism

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.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
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.
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.

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

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.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025; illustrative.

Italy ready to help train police forces in Gaza, Palestinian territories, FM says

"We are ready to train a new Gaza police force, and we are also ready to train a Palestinian police force," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told a news conference in Rome.

|ByREUTERS, GOLDIE KATZ

Will the US Supreme Court hold PLO-PA accountable for 'Pay-for-Slay' policy? - opinion

If the US Supreme Court affirms the constitutionality of PSJVTA, the decision would open the door for dozens of terror victims to sue the PLO-PA in US courts.

APRIL 3, 2025ByMAURICE HIRSCH
The US Supreme Court building in Washington: If the court affirms the constitutionality of PSJVTA, the decision would open the door for dozens of terror victims to sue the PLO-PA in the US, says the writer.

Which Palestinian terror group took the Bibas family hostage? - analysis

It is not fully known what happened to Shiri and the two children. It is not known if the Mujahideen group was responsible for murdering them or if Hamas was.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.

Israeli victims will continue to work with ICC after US sanctions, says lawyer

The US sanctions, which focus on punishing the court for investigating Israeli officials, can also affect the prosecution's probe into crimes committed by Hamas, says rep. for victims, Vias Gvirsman.

FEBRUARY 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Families members of hostages including Edan Alexander's grandmother and Rom Braslavskis father gathered outside the PMO Thursday to push for a hostage deal to continue

IDF: 55 terrorists killed, 380 arrested in month of West Bank operations

The activity has been named Operation Iron Wall, the army's third major West Bank operation in less than two years.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF operation in the West Bank

High-ranking released terrorist calls for ‘resistance,’ alleges abuse in prison

Zakaria Zubeidi, who was released as part of a ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas, asserted that "resistance… will lead us to freedom."

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zakaria Zubeidi, commander of armed wing the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, is greeted by his relatives as part of the third batch of the first phase of the hostage swap agreement between Hamas and Israel in Ramallah, West Bank on January 30, 2025.

Israel hands over list of terrorists set to be released to Hamas

Among the terrorists are three terrorists who participated in the Second Intifada.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas terrorists who were caught during the October 7 massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024

Watch: Emily Damari captures moment Agam Berger en route to hospital

Former Hamas hostage posted to her Instagram story the moment the military helicopter that was carrying Agam Berger to the hospital.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Emily Damari poses with a Tottenham Hotspurs scarf.

'$50m. taxpayer dollars funding condoms in Gaza' frozen by Trump, White House says

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza began launching improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including condoms and balloons, into Israel’s South in 2017. 

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Flammable objects being prepared to be flown toward Israel from the Gaza Strip. August 21, 2020.

IDF kills 15 terrorists in Jenin, finds weapons including bomb in washing machine

This comes as part of an ongoing operation in Jenin aiming to thwart terrorism in the area.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops being interviewed in Jenin, following IDF operations in the city, January 27, 2025.

IAF strikes terrorist cell in northern West Bank, as Jenin op. continues

The cell planned to carry out an attack in the immediate future in the northern West Bank.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank. 21.11.2024