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


Florida man who collected Nazi memorabilia arrested after explosives found in his home

Fricke, who investigators said was a German national, had Nazi memorabilia and antisemitic materials in his home at the time of his arrest.

An Italian police handout photo shows weapons, Nazi flags and a picture of dictator Benito Mussolini from the homes of members of a far-right movement celebrating white supremacism and allegedly trying to build a new fascist party, during an operation carried out in 18 Italian provinces, in Italy, M

American tourists bring unexploded bomb shell to Israeli airport

Israel Airports Authority said the family was allowed to board their flight after an interrogation by security staff, who declared an all-clear.

Mortar bombs extracted from a recently excavated Six Day War era Syrian bunker

Serbia accuses Ukraine, unnamed EU member of Air Serbia bomb hoaxes

More than a dozen Air Serbia flights have been forced to return to Belgrade or Moscow due to bomb threats over the last two months.

 Air Serbia aircrafts seen at the Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia April 25, 2020

Staten Island JCC evacuated after bomb threat

The evacuation happened at 8:53 a.m., as parents were bringing their children to preschool. 

 The Berkinow building at the JCC of Staten Island, New York.

Bomb squad called to Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa

Security was alerted after a woman heard a nearby man say on the phone "Today, I will be a shahid (martyr)."

 POLICE AT Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa.

Columbia, Cornell, Brown universities given all-clear after bomb threats

The NYPD determined the bomb threats were actually "swatting" pranks.

Cornell University sign

Police apprehend man claiming to have bomb near US Capitol

The US Capitol Police said they were investigating a bomb threat on Thursday near the Library of Congress.

Library of Congress photo taken from top of the Capitol dome.

China blames bomb after Pakistan bus blast kills 13; 9 victims Chinese

Pakistan's foreign ministry said a mechanical failure caused a gas leak which led to the explosion.

People wheel a gurney towards an ambulance outside a hospital in Dasu, after a bus with Chinese nationals on board plunged into a ravine in Upper Kohistan following a blast, Pakistan July 14, 2021 in this still image taken from video.

Belarus claims Hamas threatened to blow up force-landed flight in Minsk

“We, the soldiers of Hamas...demand that the European Union withdraw its support for Israel in this war. There is a bomb on that plane. If you do not comply with our demands, the bomb will explode."

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 plane

‘Skinhead’ who schemed to blow up Colorado synagogue slapped with 20 years

"It is one of the most vulgar … evil crimes that can be committed against an entire group of people."

Richard Holzer is seen in this undated handout photo provided by the El Paso County SheriffÕs Office.