Terrorism in france

Israel bars French lawmakers over planned Palestinian state recognition

Tensions between Israel and France escalate after visas for 27 French MPs are revoked. Jerusalem warns of a diplomatic clash in June.

 French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not forget Israel was created by a UN resolution.
 A French police officer of the anti-crime squad, Brigade Anti-Criminalite de nuit (BAC N 75) is seen during a night patrol in Paris on October 16, 2020

'Islamist terror' knife attack in east France kills one, injures five, media says

People gather on the Place de la Republique square to pay tribute to the victims of last year's shooting at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, France, January 7, 2016. France this week commemorates the victims of last year's Islamist militant attacks on satirical weekly Charlie

France commemorates victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks 10 years on

Supporters of Lebanese prisoner Georges Ibrahim Abdallah hold pictures of him during a protest calling on French authorities for his release, during the visit of Valerie Trierweiler companion of France's President Francois Hollande to an exhibition called 'Syri-Arts: 101 works of Art for Syrian Refu

French anti-terrorism prosecutor to appeal against Lebanese terrorist's release


Israeli athletes escorted by security as pro-Palestinian protests rage in Paris ahead of Olympics

Some 45,000 police and thousands of soldiers have been deployed in a huge security operation in Paris for the opening show.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Athletes of Israel aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony.

France's Macron declares Paris 2024 Olympics open

Some 45,000 police and thousands of soldiers have been deployed in a huge security operation in Paris for the opening show, leaving security resources elsewhere stretched.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Lady Gaga performs during the opening ceremony.

Belgium charges three with planning terrorist attack

Prosecutors said there were no indications that the suspects had already chosen a specific target. They declined to give further information.

 An ambulance drives near King Baudouin Stadium after the match between Belgium and Sweden was suspended following a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023.

Man tries to murder French taxi driver, expresses support for Hamas

He is being investigated on terrorism, attempted murder and kidnapping charges, the source said.

 French police secures the access to the Bir-Hakeim bridge after a security incident in Paris, France December 2, 2023.

French police thwart terror attack ahead of Paris Olympics

The suspect appeared to have been planning to attack the Geoffroy Guichard stadium during the Olympic soccer tournament and was inspired by Islamist ideology.

Paris Olympics 2024 - Arrival of the Olympic Flame in Marseille - Marseille, France - May 8, 2024 French police officers patrol the streets in the Old Port before the arrival of the Olympic flame

Paris hammer attack: One dead, two injured, suspect mentioned Gaza

AFP, citing a source, said the suspect had shouted out "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) but Reuters could not confirm that.

 French police secures the access to the Bir-Hakeim bridge after a security incident in Paris, France December 2, 2023.

Antisemitism down in France, but majority of violent cases dismissed

"Antisemitism is not a threat only for French Jews. If antisemitism begins with the Jews, it never stops with the Jews," Yonathan Arfi, President of Crif said.

 A demonstrator holds a sign that reads 'no to antisemitism', during a protest against antisemitism and to commemorate the 2012 Toulouse attack against a Jewish school that left three children and an adult dead, at the Place de la Republique square in Paris, France, March 13, 2022.

'Inexplicable antisemitism' still a worldwide problem - Herzog in France

"It is truly heartbreaking to see so much human suffering and to witness the destruction of flourishing cities as they are transformed into battlefields," President Isaac Herzog said.

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Ohr Torah Jewish school in Toulouse, France.

France marks sixth anniversary of Islamic State terror attacks in Paris

Prime Minister Jean Castex and other officials stood in silence to remember the victims of the attacks on the Stade de France stadium, bars, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall in 2015.

Police forces and rescuers walk through rue Oberkampf near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris, early on November 14, 2015

French Jews, political leaders mark 6 years since Hyper Cacher killings

Over a million people are estimated to have marched in Paris alone.

Protesters march through Paris on Jan. 11, 2015.

France to investigate dozens of mosques suspected of 'separatism'

The government has launched what it calls an unprecedented action against "separatism" following several Islamist attacks in France this autumn.

Police officers stand guard at the scene of a reported knife attack at Notre Dame church in Nice, France, October 29, 2020.