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Police and medics surround the scene of a suicide bombing inside Jerusalem's Sbarro restaurant, Thursday, August 9, 2001. Fifteen people were killed, and 130 injured. A sixteenth victim died in 2023. (AP/Peter Dejong)
August 9, 2026, 11:17 am
25 years ago, the Sbarro bombing opened a wound in Israel that still hasn’t healed
Suicide attack at Jerusalem pizzeria killed 16, including 8 children; a quarter of a century later, a family reckons with its ongoing fight for justice — and a new wave of grief after October 7
By Ben Sales
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, left, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer lay a wreath at the 7/7 Memorial, in Hyde Park to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, that killed 52 people, in London, July 7, 2025. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
July 7, 2025, 3:00 pm
UK marks 20 years since the deadly al-Qaeda 7/7 London bombings
King Charles III, Prime Minister Starmer lead remembrance of victims of suicide attacks that killed 52; at subway stations near sites, staff, commuters hold minute of silence
By Jill Lawless
Syrian citizens and security forces inspect the damage inside the Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweila, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/ Omar Sanadiki)
June 22, 2025, 10:41 pm
Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in church near Damascus
Syrian government says Islamic State responsible for terror attack inside Greek Orthodox church, condemns ‘cowardly act’ of targeting minority groups
By Agencies
Ashraf Zughayer (L), a 46-year-old convicted Palestinian terrorist who spent 23 years in prison serving six life sentences and was released by Israel, is greeted by a well-wisher at his family home in Kafr Aqab in East Jerusalem on January 26, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
From the WebMarch 7, 2025, 6:24 pm
Release of Hamas terrorist leader in hostage deal opens old wounds for his victims’ families
Ashraf Zughayer, who orchestrated a 2002 Tel Aviv suicide bombing in which six were killed, was freed as part of ceasefire deal to release hostages, NYT reports
Left: Nael Obeid (social media); Right: A crowd gathers around a bus carrying released Palestinian prisoners as it arrives in the West Bank city of Beitunia, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
February 23, 2025, 7:07 pm
Terrorist behind deadly bombing falls to his death a week after release under Gaza deal
Hamas’s Nael Obeid was jailed for 2003 Cafe Hillel bombing in Jerusalem; 7 fatalities included Dr. David Applebaum, hospital emergency room head, and his daughter Nava, on the eve of her wedding
By Charlie Summers
Freed Hamas terrorist Mohammad Abu Warda (right) seen in a TV broadcast from the handover ceremony of slain Israeli hostages in Khan Younis, February 20, 2025. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 20, 2025, 2:10 pm
Freed arch-terrorist, convicted of killing 45, is guest at slain hostage handover in Gaza
Mohammed Abu Warda, responsible for series of suicide bombings, vows to continue ‘resistance’ at Khan Younis ceremony; had reportedly been slated to be deported to Egypt
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Iranian police in Tehran, Iran, August 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
December 29, 2024, 12:05 pm
Suicide bomber kills police officer, wounds another in Iran
Identity of killer still unknown, but some media reports say perpetrator is linked to al-Qaeda
By Agencies
Pope Francis shakes hands with officials after their meeting for the Pope's departure ceremony at the Ajaccio airport, on the French island of Corsica, December 15, 2024. (Ludovic Marin; Pool via AP)
December 17, 2024, 5:02 pm
Pope Francis was target of attempted suicide attack on 2021 trip to Iraq, he says
‘A woman packed with explosives…was heading to Mosul to blow herself up,’ pontiff recalls in upcoming autobiography; would-be bombers apparently killed by police, Francis says
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Emergency services at the scene of a suicide bombing inside Jerusalem's Sbarro restaurant, Thursday, August 9, 2001. Sixteen people were killed, and 130 injured. (Courtesy)
November 26, 2024, 4:33 pm
Court puts PA on the hook for huge sums in compensation, damages for terror attacks
Jerusalem District Court has ruled PA must pay NIS 46 million to heirs of 3 Sbarro bombing victims due to stipends it pays to terrorists; and hundreds more suits have been filed
By Jeremy Sharon
Security and rescue forces at the scene of an attempted suicide bombing in south Tel Aviv, August 18, 2024. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
October 15, 2024, 1:14 pm
Tel Aviv suicide bombing attempt in August was overseen by Hamas in Turkey – police
Israeli authorities arrest and charge eight terror operatives accused of involvement in the incident, as well as an East Jerusalem resident who allegedly transported the bomber
By ToI Staff
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Hamas terror group, delivers a speech in Gaza City, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
October 9, 2024, 10:29 am
‘Megalomaniac’ Sinwar ordered renewal of suicide bombings after taking power – report
WSJ says some Hamas officials have reservations about tactic but haven’t spoken up, as terror chief said to talk about the war and his role in ‘increasingly grandiose terms’
By ToI Staff
Senior Hamas official Zaher Jabarin attends the funeral of the movement's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on August 2, 2024. (Mahmud Hams / AFP)
September 19, 2024, 6:33 pm
Little-known Hamas leader seen behind resurgence of West Bank suicide bombings
Analysts say Istanbul-based Zaher Jabarin, now in charge of West Bank terror activity, seeking to prove mettle with return to high-profile attacks
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Illustrative: Police officers respond to a stabbing near the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on December 8, 2021. (Israel Police)
September 7, 2024, 7:30 pm
Palestinian vehicle hits police car in West Bank; IDF says a deliberate attack
Driver arrested after incident at Eli gas station; none hurt
By ToI Staff
An Israeli soldier stands near the scene of a car bomb explosion in the West Bank settlement of Karmei Tzur, in front of a sign in which the Arabic has been blacked out by vandals, August 31, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 2, 2024, 5:51 pm
Hamas claims responsibility for dual car bombing in West Bank last week
Attack in Gush Etzion on Friday came amid major counter-terror operation in territory, following attempted suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that Hamas also claimed
By Emanuel Fabian
Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal at a rally in Hamas's honor in Cape Town, South Africa, October 21, 2015. (AFP/Rodger Bosch)
August 29, 2024, 4:38 am
Top Hamas official Mashaal urges resumption of suicide bombings against Israel
Speaking in Istanbul, Khaled Mashaal says Israel must be met with ‘open conflict,’ calls on Palestinians to join ‘actual resistance against the Zionist entity’
By ToI Staff
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