The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/french-police/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png French police | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/french-police/ 32 32 French police ban Muslim gathering near Paris over fears far-right groups could target it https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-police-ban-muslim-gathering-near-paris-over-fears-far-right-groups-could-target-it/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:59:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3793809 Force cites 'major terrorist risk' amid 'particularly tense international and national context'

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]]> Paris cops thwart suspected terrorist bombing near Bank of America https://www.timesofisrael.com/paris-cops-thwart-suspected-terrorist-bombing-near-bank-of-america/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:54:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3789736 'Vigilance remains at a very high level,' interior minister says, after announcing stepped-up security measures for Jewish, US and Iranian opposition targets due to war

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]]> Chainsaw-wielding thieves use basket lift to steal ‘priceless’ jewelry from Louvre https://www.timesofisrael.com/chainsaw-wielding-thieves-use-basket-lift-to-steal-priceless-jewelry-from-louvre/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:50:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3668661 French daily Le Parisien reports that criminals stole 'nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress'; one stolen item later found near museum

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]]> Netanyahu’s lawyer in France claims Hezbollah put a bounty on his head https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-lawyer-in-france-claims-hezbollah-put-a-bounty-on-his-head/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:54:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3608558 French police open probe after Olivier Pardo says he was told by ex-convict that the Lebanese terror group issued a contract to kill him due to his work on behalf of the PM

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]]> France foiled 3 Olympic attack plots, with Israelis among the targets – official https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-foiled-3-olympic-attack-plots-with-israelis-among-the-targets-official/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:19:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3373579 French prosecutor says Israeli team wasn't 'specifically' aimed at; five people arrested, facing terrorism-related charges

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]]> French cybercrimes team called in after Israeli athletes’ data leaked online https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-cybercrimes-team-called-in-after-israeli-athletes-data-leaked-online/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:30:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3341621 In latest threat to Israel's Olympic delegation, information including blood test results and login credentials posted online late last week by hacking group calling itself 'Zeus'

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]]> French alleged neo-Nazi, suspected of Olympic torch relay plot, jailed for 2 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-alleged-neo-nazi-suspected-of-olympic-torch-relay-plot-jailed-for-2-years/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 14:16:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3335849 19-year-old jailed in swift trial for sharing bomb-making instructions on social media, posts inciting hate, death threats; authorities suspect he wanted to target torch ceremony

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]]> Hundreds arrested on 5th night of France unrest after teen laid to rest https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-arrested-on-5th-night-of-france-unrest-after-teen-laid-to-rest/ Sun, 02 Jul 2023 01:54:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3044036 Extra forces and equipment deployed in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and Marseille as country rocked by widespread rioting, looting following police slaying

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]]> Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as teen slain by police is buried https://www.timesofisrael.com/macron-scraps-trip-amid-rioting-across-france-as-teen-slain-by-police-is-buried/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:54:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3043849&preview=true&preview_id=3043849 Hundreds attend funeral of Nahal, 17, whose killing has triggered four days and nights of unrest; 45,000 police officers deployed nationwide; 2,500 fires set overnight

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]]> Over 1,300 arrested in France during 4th night of riots over fatal police shooting https://www.timesofisrael.com/nearly-1000-arrested-in-france-during-4th-night-of-riots-over-fatal-police-shooting/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:30:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3043696 Funeral set to take place of 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed unrest; 45,000 police officers deployed as interior ministry says 2,500 fires set overnight

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]]> ‘Down with dictatorship’: 19,000 rally, clash with cops over France COVID rules https://www.timesofisrael.com/down-with-dictatorship-19k-protest-clash-with-cops-over-france-covid-rules/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:23:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2582534 Demonstrators unhappy with government orders obliging health workers to get inoculated and bringing vaccine health pass to most public places

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]]> 2 more suspects arrested over deadly Islamist terror attack in Nice church https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-more-suspects-arrested-over-nice-church-attack/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 12:07:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2419839 Authorities holding 6 people for their suspected links to Brahim Issaoui, who stabbed 3 people to death in the southern French city

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]]> Third suspect detained over deadly Islamist terror attack at Nice church https://www.timesofisrael.com/third-suspect-detained-over-stabbing-attack-in-nice/ Sat, 31 Oct 2020 11:38:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2419361 French police working to uncover possible accomplices of Brahim Issaoui, who they have been unable to question since he was shot while carrying out assault that left 3 dead

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]]> For anti-Semites in France, police are seen as ‘dirty Jews’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-anti-semites-in-france-police-are-seen-as-dirty-jews/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:26:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2353134 Law enforcement is often seen as an extension of Jewish power, an idea fueled by the visible police presence outside Jewish institutions as well as recent racial justice protests

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]]> US protesters call attention to deaths of 2 more black men https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-protesters-call-attention-to-deaths-of-2-more-black-men/ Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:29:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2326395 Atlanta police chief resigns after police shoot man to death at restaurant; anti-racism, far-right protesters take to streets in Paris and London

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