History Thread for “terrorism”

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August 18, 2026 Breaking

Ben-Gvir unveils execution facility

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published footage on August 18, 2026, showing construction of a facility intended to carry out executions by hanging. The footage showed...

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March 30, 2026 Politics

Israel Passes Law Allowing Death Penalty

Tel Aviv · Israel

On March 30, 2026, Israel’s parliament passed a law authorising the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, particularly those involving the killing of Israelis. The l...

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March 27, 2026 Breaking

FBI arrests man over firebomb plot

New York · United States

Federal authorities arrested 26-year-old Alexander Heifler in March 2026 over an alleged plot to carry out a violent attack against New York-based Palestinian-American activist Nerdeen Ki...

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March 3, 2026 Politics

Trump Administration Appoints 22-Year-Old To Terrorism Prevention

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On March 3, 2026, the administration of United States President Donald Trump appointed a 22-year-old political staff member to a role connected to terrorism prevention within the Departme...

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February 25, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Modi Visits Israel Amid Ongoing Gaza genocide

Supreme Court of India · New Delhi · Delhi · India

Indian Prime Minister :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} arrived in :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1} for an official visit as military operations continue in Gaza. According to o...

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February 6, 2026 Breaking

United Kingdom Tightens Speech and Online Controls

London · England · United Kingdom

United Kingdom Tightens Speech and Online Controls In recent years, the UK government has expanded laws regulating online speech and public statements. Authorities can investigate indi...

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February 6, 2026 Politics

Japan expands state secrets law classification powers

Tokyo · Japan

Japan expands state secrets law classification powers In February 2026, Japan’s government approved revisions to its State Secrecy Law that broaden the scope of information eli...

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February 5, 2026 Breaking

Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack

Abuja · Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria

Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack On February 5, 2026, Nigerian authorities and humanitarian organisations reported that at least 162 people were killed in...

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February 2, 2026 Breaking

The Master Timeline

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January 18, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

U.S. Military Strike in Syria

The United States carried out a retaliatory strike in Syria, targeting an Islamic State-linked militant leader responsible for an ambush that killed U.S. troops and a civilian. The strike...

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October 2, 2025 Breaking

Manchester synagogue attacker

Manchester · United Kingdom

Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was on police bail following an earlier arrest on suspicion of rape when he carried out a deadly attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester...

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July 28, 2025 Breaking

Attacks on Christian Village of Taybeh — Vehicle Arson and Graffiti

Taybeh Village · Taybeh · West Bank · Palestine

In the early hours of July 28, 2025, a group of Israeli settlers entered the predominantly Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh in the central West Bank and carried out a violent attac...

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July 9, 2025 Politics

United States Imposes Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On July 9, 2025, the United States government announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian ter...

2025 accountability Albanese controversy criticism debate

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May 14, 2025 Politics

Staged Hoax with Jewish Targets List

Fake Explosives Plot Near Sydney: Staged Hoax with Jewish Targets List (Australia, 2025) In May 2025, New South Wales Police discovered an abandoned trailer in a rural area nea...

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January 29, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

Disappearance and Killing of the Ambulance Crew Sent to Rescue Hind Rajab

Al-Shati Refugee Camp · Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

On January 29, 2024, following the emergency call involving Hind Rajab, the Palestine Red Crescent Society dispatched an ambulance crew consisting of two paramedics to her last known loca...

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October 24, 2023 Wars & Conflicts

The Mysteries of October 7. Seymour Hersh publication

The Mysteries of October 7. Hostage negotiations and armed group involvement On October 24, 2023, journalist Seymour Hersh published an article titled "The Mysteries of O...

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October 16, 2023 Breaking

Brussels shooting suspect escaped

Brussels · Belgium

Two Swedish nationals were killed and a third person was injured in a shooting in Brussels on October 16, 2023. The victims were in the Belgian capital for a football match between Belgiu...

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December 5, 2020 Politics

Gaza and US immigration policies affected by data analytics tools

Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

Gaza and US immigration policies affected by data analytics tools On December 5, 2020, analysts reported that U.S. immigration enforcement and counterterrorism operations in Ga...

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October 16, 2020 Breaking

Paty case false claim

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine · France

A French schoolgirl later admitted that she had falsely claimed that her teacher, Samuel Paty, was Islamophobic. She said she had not been present in the classroom during the lesson in qu...

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December 1, 2010 Breaking

Mossad Passport Misuse and the Dubai 2010 Assassination

Al Bustan Rotana Hotel · Dubai · United Arab Emirates

One of the clearest documented cases of Israeli intelligence activity that damaged relations with allies involves the use of forged or cloned passports belonging to citizens of friendly c...

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September 11, 2001 Politics

Osama Bin Laden never took responsibility for the 9/11 attacks

Osama Bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda, did not formally claim responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The attacks involved the hijacking of four commerc...

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September 11, 2001 Wars & Conflicts

September 11 Attacks

World Trade Center · New York City · New York · United States

September 11 Attacks 2001 September 11 Attacks 2001 On September 11, 2001, nineteen militants associated with the Islamist extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four commercia...

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January 1, 1996 Breaking

Christine Maxwell Co‑Founds Chiliad Software

Cambridge · Massachusetts · United States

Christine Maxwell Co‑Founded Chiliad, Software Used in FBI Counterterrorism Data Warehouse Christine Yvonne Malina‑Maxwell was born on August 16, 1950, in Maisons‑Laffitte, France, and i...

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October 20, 1973 Breaking

Zebra murders investigation

San Francisco · California · United States

The Zebra murders were a series of killings and shootings committed in San Francisco between October 1973 and April 1974. The attacks resulted in 14 deaths and seven or eight nonfatal inj...

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July 22, 1946 Wars & Conflicts

Bombing of King David Hotel.

King David Hotel · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

On July 22, 1946, the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, which housed the administrative headquarters of the British Mandate authorities in Palestine, was bombed. The attack was carried ou...

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