Bnei Brak terror attack 2022

Samia Khoury cries at a makeshift memorial for her son, Amir Khoury, at the spot where he was killed while responding to a March 29 terror attack in Bnei Brak, in footage aired by Channel 12 news on May 3, 2022. (Screen capture: Channel 12)

May 4, 2022, 4:17 am

Officer slain in Bnei Brak attack honored across country for heroic sacrifice

Amir Khoury, 32, the last member of Israel’s security forces killed before Memorial Day, remembered by family, fiancee and others for giving own life to save others from terrorist

By TOI staff

IDF soldiers are seen operating in the West Bank town of Ya'bad, on April 10, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

April 10, 2022, 2:44 pm

IDF issues demolition order for home of terrorist who killed 5 in Bnei Brak

Diaa Hamarsheh’s family can appeal decision to raze residence in West Bank village of Ya’bad, where eight terror suspects were arrested overnight

By Emanuel Fabian

In this September 6, 2020 photo, Palestinian laborers cross illegally into Israel from the West Bank through an opening in a fence, south of the West Bank town of Hebron. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

April 7, 2022, 6:24 am

Terror attack bared West Bank barrier’s gaps, but some say holes help keep the peace

Experts say despite tough talk from army, unspoken policy of allowing Palestinian laborers to enter Israel illegally for work will remain as a vital pressure release valve

By Emanuel Fabian

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrives at the Beit El army headquarters in the West Bank, on April 5, 2022. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

April 5, 2022, 7:56 pm

Bennett says security forces recently foiled more than 15 terrorist attacks

In visit to West Bank army base, prime minister says string of recent deadly attacks must serve as a ‘wake-up call’ for officials to correct past mistakes

By TOI staff

Members of the Zaka voluntary organization are seen at the scene of an attack in Hadera, March 27, 2022 (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

April 5, 2022, 3:19 pm

Police ask Gantz not to return terrorists’ bodies; Shin Bet, IDF disagree – report

Remains of 5 attackers are still in Israeli custody; officials concerned about legal ramifications of not allowing burial of terrorists who were Israeli citizens

By TOI staff

A Palestinian vendor hangs decorative lights in preparation for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, at a shop in Jerusalem's Old City, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

April 3, 2022, 2:05 pm

Daily Briefing Apr 3: Rocky 1st day of Ramadan in Jerusalem; unity at hero’s funeral

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on lessons learned 20 years post-Operation Defensive Shield, and Arab affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman shares his favorite holiday sweets

By TOI staff

Palestinian men check blood stains left on the ground in the area where Israeli security forces reportedly killed three Islamic Jihad gunmen when they came under fire, on April 2, 2022, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

April 2, 2022, 1:13 pm

Police chief says gunmen killed in raid were en route to Israel attack

Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives were ‘ticking bomb,’ say defense officials; 1 gunman previously jailed for terror; 2 held in later daytime raids, including alleged cell member

By Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff

Amir Khoury, 32, from Nof Hagalil, a police officer who was killed in a firefight with a terrorist in Bnei Brak on March 29, 2022 (Courtesy of the family)

April 1, 2022, 10:20 pm

Cop who killed Bnei Brak terrorist mourns slain partner: ‘You were my flak jacket’

Officer, who has only been identified by his first initial ‘A,’ vows his kids ‘will grow up and remember’ Amir Khoury after the policeman was fatally wounded in encounter

By TOI staff

Israeli police officers carry the coffin of police officer Amir Khoury, who was killed in a terrorist shooting attack in Bnei Brak, during his funeral in Nazareth, on March 31, 2022. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)

March 31, 2022, 9:11 pm

Cop Amir Khoury, who halted Bnei Brak terror, mourned as ‘hero of Israel’ at funeral

Ultra-Orthodox residents of Bnei Brak among thousands at funeral for Christian Arab cop who died taking out terrorist; ‘We will not forget Amir,’ says police minister Barlev

By Aaron Boxerman

Illustrative: Ministers and MKs attend a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 5, 2022.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 31, 2022, 9:45 am

Knesset to convene for emergency session next week on terror attacks

Gantz vows to ‘flood the streets’ with thousands of IDF reservists if needed; Netanyahu suggests government can’t fight terror because of coalition’s Ra’am party

By TOI staff

Israeli soldiers patrol on March 30, 2022 a village south of Jenin in the West Bank. (AFP)

March 31, 2022, 5:58 am

Ministers decide against Ramadan clampdown in bid to keep lid on tensions

Security officials fear reneging on plans to ease movement during holy month would spur more violence, but predict terror wave will continue; cabinet orders bolstering of police

By TOI staff

March 31, 2022, 3:57 am

Family, fellow police mourn ‘hero’ cop killed while taking out Bnei Brak terrorist

Sobbing father, fiancée recall how Amir Khoury never shied from danger, wanted to protect people, as they mourn officer who raced to neutralize gunman and paid with his life

By TOI staff

Right wing activists wave Israeli flags during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, following a recent wave of violence, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (AP/Oded Balilty)

March 31, 2022, 2:52 am

US ‘stands firmly’ with Israel amid terror spurt, Biden tells Bennett

Leaders talk by phone about importance of regional partnerships, as exemplified by Negev Summit, White House says, making no mention of Iran or Palestinians

By Jacob Magid

Diaa Hamarsheh, a Palestinian terrorist who shot dead five people in Bnei Brak on March 29, 2022 (Photo used under Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

March 30, 2022, 8:47 pm

Bnei Brak terrorist served prison time after planning to carry out suicide bombing

Father of Diaa Hamarsheh, Bnei Brak shooter who killed five in terror spree, says he would have ‘stood in his way’ if he knew his son was planning attack

By Aaron Boxerman

Body camera footage released by police on March 30, 2022, showing Palestinian terrorist Diaa Hamarsheh, 27, neutralized by an officer after killing four civilians and one officer in Bnei Brak on March 29, 2022. (screen grab / Israel Police)

March 30, 2022, 8:06 pm

‘Khoury, watch out!’ Police body cam footage shows shootout with Bnei Brak terrorist

Clip shows officers rushing to scene of attack, firing on assailant; Gantz approves administrative detention of two East Jerusalem men for alleged Hamas ties

By TOI staff