Bomb scare

Bomb threats, attempted hijackings must not become new norm for Israeli travelers - editorial

For Israeli passengers who simply want to visit family or take a holiday abroad, the prospect of emergency landings and bomb scares becoming an accepted part of air travel is deeply unsettling.

Yaniv Hayun, who subdued the suspected terrorist aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, September 30, 2026.
Los Angeles, USA - Close-up on the insignia and slogan of a LAPD vehicle, with the reflection of Union Station's tower visible in the car's window.

Bomb hoax targets private Jewish school in Los Angeles amid string of antisemitic bombing threats

Illustrative:  member of the Palm Beach County Sheriffs' office parks a patrol car outside of Mar-a-Lago club as part of the security for US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on December 20, 2025.

Bomb threat called on Boca Raton Jewish preschool, law enforcement evacuates area

German special police forces secure the area on the day of German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz, and Saxony-Anhalt State Prime Minister and top candidate Sven Schulze visit to UPM Biochemicals in Leuna, Germany, September 3, 2026.

German police defuse 21 explosive devices uncovered at power grid in Saxony


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.

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.

Terrorist infiltration alert lifted for Israel's Beitar Illit

Terrorist infiltration warnings were given to the town of Beitar Illit late Thursday while a shooting occurred on Tel Aviv's Dizengoff street for the second time in less than a year.

A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit in the West Bank April 7, 2019

Christian-Jewish fellowship donated nine bomb shelters to Tiberias

The shelters gifted by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews amounted to over NIS 1 million and doubled the number of shelters.

Israelis get ready to leave a public bomb shelter and go back home, following Israel-Hamas truce, in Ashkelon, Israel May 21, 2021.

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.

Main terminal at the Lehigh Valley International Airport

Israel in need for updated shelters in absorption centers, retirement homes - opinion

Much ink has been spilled and blood lost during this conflict. I know that my own personal experience does not mean anything at all in the context of the very real suffering that has been endured.

 THE IRON Dome air defense system intercepts rockets fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, as seen from Sderot, last August.

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

 World War I artillery shells (Illustrative).

Security forces investigating possible car bombing near IDF post

The vehicle that exploded was found to have at least three gas cylinders, explosives and a wire that according to Kan, may have allowed for a remote detonation of the devices.

 IDF soldiers on patrol.

Detroit Jewish center evacuated after pipe bomb threats

After a sweep of the premises around the Detroit Jewish Community Center, police "determined there are no explosive devices in the building or surrounding area."

 Detroit Police car

Iran says bomb attack foiled in Shiraz on day of shooting

This Iranian military group told Sepah News that it avoided a bomb scare.

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.

Wizz Air flight from Israel to Krakow evacuated due to bomb fears - report

The passengers were reportedly ordered to urgently disembark from the plane without their luggage while they and the plane were inspected.

Wizz Air's aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Budapest Airport, May 22, 2014.