ISIS
Turkey foils ISIS plot to bomb embassies, attack synagogues and churches
Authorities busted a cell of 15 terrorists who may have received instructions from ISIS-K.
Cross-border drug smugglers had a 50% chance of success in 2021, compared with 20% this year; Meanwhile, the IDF’s Paran Brigade remains vigilant against the ISIS threat from Sinai.
The six members of the cell had also plotted attacks on a bus station in northern Israel and a police station in Nazareth, according to Israel’s security services.
Two Israeli Arabs arrested over plan to join Islamic State in Africa
Security officials said the would-be terrorists had honed their shooting skills, acquired images of beheadings ahead of their intended departure.
US captures ‘senior ISIS operator’ in Syria raid
Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi is an experienced bomb maker and facilitator who became one of the group’s top leaders in Syria, says U.S. military.
ISIS claims responsibility for Sinai attack that killed 11 Egyptian soldiers
The Egyptian military said five other soldiers were injured in the attack, one of the deadliest in Sinai in recent years.
The blast caused a fire but no casualties, said Egyptian security officials.
ISIS attacks spike in Sinai, elsewhere around world
Report attributes uptick to the organization’s declaration of revenge for the killing of its late leader.
ISIS calls for more attacks in Israel, criticizes Palestinian terror groups
A spokesman criticized Palestinian factions as fighting for “homeland” instead of “religion.”
A Shin Bet-Israel Police investigation found that the Hebron resident was behind a string of stabbing attacks.
Hamas is trying to remotely fan the flames of violence while keeping Gaza out of the line of fire due to its own current interests; Israel is stepping up counter-terrorism operations.
Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab-affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, says that such acts of terror are not organized, and that security forces need to adopt new patterns of conduct.
