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Israeli troops take position during a raid in Nablus city in the West Bank on August 27, 2025. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
November 16, 2025, 1:20 pm
IDF: Palestinian man throws explosive at forces in northern West Bank, is shot dead
Palestinian Authority health ministry identifies man as 19-year-old Hassan Ahmed Jamil Moussa, says he was killed at Askar refugee camp in Nablus
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
L to R: Roman Abramovich (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis), Andrey Melnichenko (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell), Vagit Alekperov (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 30, 2024, 6:56 pm
Roman Abramovich among chemical tycoons fueling Ukraine war, exposé finds
Five companies — one linked to Russian-Israeli billionaire — supplied 75% of chemicals shipped to Russian explosive factories from war’s start to September 2024, Reuters finds
By Stephen Grey, John Shiffman and Grant Smith
Hamas terrorists fire rockets towards Israel from Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 11, 2023. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
January 28, 2024, 9:05 pm
Much of Hamas’s explosives comes from IDF fire that failed to detonate — report
New York Times says terrorists in Gaza cut open Israeli-fired duds to create rockets; theft from IDF is also major source of weapons
By Lazar Berman
Security forces at the scene where two suspects were arrested on the Route 431 highway, near Ramla, September 15, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 15, 2023, 12:27 pm
2 suspects detained on central Israel highway after blast in Tel Aviv park
Masked plainclothes officers detain men on Route 431 near Ramle; Shin Bet says at least one linked to explosion in Hayarkon Park; security forces on high alert during High Holidays
By Emanuel Fabian
Ammonium chloride, used in the construction of rocket fuel, is found in containers destined for Gaza in July 2023. (Tax and Customs Authority)
September 14, 2023, 7:48 pm
Israel intercepts 16 tons of chemicals used in rocket fuel headed to Gaza from Turkey
Authorities say July shipment of ammonium chloride was hidden in containers of plaster, discovered by customs officials at Ashdod port
By ToI Staff
Trucks resuming transit through the commercial crossing of Karm Abu Salem, or Kerem Shalom, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on September 10, 2023. (Said Khatib/AFP)
September 10, 2023, 4:54 pm
Gaza exports into Israel resume days after attempted explosives smuggling
IDF closed trade route last week in response to attempt to transfer ‘high-quality explosives’ hidden in clothing shipment
By AFP and Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers operate in the West Bank, August 24, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 29, 2022, 6:43 pm
Druze IDF troops charged with hurling explosive at West Bank home in revenge attack
Soldiers stationed in Bethlehem area allegedly targeted random Palestinian after teenage Druze car crash victim Tiran Fero was seized by gunmen in Jenin a week earlier
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Israeli security forces in Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 7, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
November 28, 2022, 12:49 pm
Druze IDF troops held for allegedly throwing IED at West Bank home in revenge attack
3 soldiers arrested over incident thought linked to snatching of body of teenage Druze car crash victim Tiran Fero by Palestinian gunmen; no injuries or damage reported
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A drone picture shows the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (AP/Hussein Malla)
August 5, 2020, 9:57 am
Mystery swirls around what caused ammonium nitrate to explode in Beirut
Unconfirmed picture appears to show workers welding door of warehouse filled with chemical; report says authorities warned of dangers for years
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Israeli soldiers defend combat engineers during the demolition of a Palestinian terrorist's home in the West Bank city of Jenin on April 24, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 4, 2019, 9:25 pm
IDF: Palestinian teens attack troops with bomb; 1 shot dead
Second assailant reportedly injured by Israeli fire as they throw explosive at soldiers at northern West Bank crossing
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers block the entrance to the industrial zone of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, on June 15, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90/File)
July 8, 2018, 6:07 pm
Palestinian hurls explosive at West Bank intersection
Army says no troops injured in incident at Jit Junction near Nablus; suspect apprehended
By Judah Ari Gross and Jacob Magid
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu praises security services in video clip, on June 17, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 17, 2018, 8:06 pm
PM: Busted Hamas cell shows Israel must control security west of Jordan
In video, Netanyahu commends security forces for thwarting ‘horrific’ planned terror attacks in Israel, West Bank
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
An IDF soldier arrests a member of a suspected Hamas cell in Nablus, in the northern Gaza Strip in April 2018. (Shin Bet)
June 17, 2018, 5:18 pm
Shin Bet: Israel busts large Hamas cell planning Jerusalem, Tel Aviv bombings
Over 20 Nablus-area residents arrested in April suspected of plotting to carry out explosive terror attacks in Israel, West Bank; bombs, guns uncovered
By Judah Ari Gross
US soldiers prevent former Iraqi soldiers from trying to enter the American headquarters during a deadly demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 18, 2003. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
January 21, 2018, 8:57 pm
Trial set for US man accused of making bomb parts for jihadists
Ahmed Alahmedalabdaloklah allegedly made circuit boards to remotely detonate explosives in attacks against US troops in Iraq
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Illustrative: Police close the streets around a Christmas market after a suspicious object was found in Potsdam, Germany, on Dec. 1, 2017. (Julian Staehle/dpa via AP)
December 1, 2017, 7:14 pm
German police say explosive found near Potsdam Xmas market
Bomb squad deployed, evacuate a neighborhood with police on alert following 2016 Berlin ramming attack
By AFP
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