Stabbing attack

Suspected terrorist shot after attempting to stab Israel Police officer, officer not injured

The police officer, who was part of the Israel Police's Special Patrol Unit (YASAM), was not injured.

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.
Tourists enjoy at the beach in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 5, 2024.

Israeli tourist arrested for attempted murder after triple stabbing outside Ayia Napa nightclub

YOUTHS GATHER in front of a burning barricade on Duncairn Gardens on June 9, 2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Anti-immigration riots erupt in Belfast after police arrest Sudanese stabbing suspect

A view of a Jerusalem swimming pool.

Argument over smoking at Kfar Maccabiah pool ends in stabbing, arrests


Unstable man shot dead by IDF soldier after attempting to stab others

The attacking man was already arrested for threatening others and assault but was found mentally incompetent to stand trial.

Police vehicles

Stabbing in Jerusalem, ramming in West Bank mar weekend in Israel

A young Israeli man was severely wounded after being stabbed in the back, the suspect was shot by police and was still holding the knife used in the attack.

 Palestinian gunmen and mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian Islamic Jihad activist Matin dabaya, who was killed during clashes with Israeli forces, during his funeral in Jenin, in the West Bank, October 14, 2022.

'Miracle' toddler survived Thailand nursery massacre asleep under blanket

She was the only child in the nursery to have escaped unscathed after former police officer Panya Khamrap killed more than 30 people, mostly children in the nursery.

 Tawatchai Supolwong holds his 3-year-old daugther Paveenut Supolwong, nicknamed Ammy, who is the only child survivor of the day care centre mass shooting, during a family meeting at their home in Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lam Phu province, Thailand, October 9, 2022.

Israeli locks himself in family home with knife, stabs police officer

An Israel police officer was stabbed after attempting to break into the locked apartment, fearing that the suspect could hurt himself.

 Israel Police cars are seen at the crime scene at Nahf, northern Israel on September 7, 2022

Canada hunts suspects in stabbing spree that killed 10, wounded 15

A statement by indigenous leaders indicated the attacks may have been drug-related.

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer arrives at a crime scene after multiple people were killed and injured in a stabbing spree in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 4, 2022.

Rushdie stabbing 'crime that Islam doesn't accept' - Muslim World League chief

"There are texts in the Islamic religion that are opposed to violence. Explicit texts,” said Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim al-Issa, hoping other leaders follow.

 Mohammad Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League.

Mossad 'likely' behind Salman Rushdie stabbing, claims Denver professor

Nader Hashemi, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, said Rushdie's attacker may have been convinced to commit the attack by a Mossad agent.

 Author Salman Rushdie gestures during a news conference before the presentation of his latest book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, October 7, 2015.

Rushdie attack suspect said he respected Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini

The suspect of Salman Rushdie's stabbing said that he respected Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

 Author Salman Rushdie gestures during a news conference before the presentation of his latest book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, October 7, 2015.

Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan speaks out on Iranian regime after Rushdie attack

Israel's Ambassador George Deek was threatened by his Iranian counterpart Seyerd Mousavi on Twitter last July.

George Deek, appointed Thursday as Israel's first Christian-Arab ambassador. He will serve in Azerbaijan

Iran’s IRGC had contact with man charged with stabbing Rushdie - report

An official said it was “clear” prior to the stabbing that Matar was in contact with those “directly involved with or adjacent to the Quds Force."

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.