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Attack reported in Jerusalem
El País, Infobae and Dawn reported an attack in Jerusalem, Israel on 27 October 2026.
Casualty figures had not been confirmed by two independent sources at the time of publication.
The sources consulted did not establish who was responsible.
Infobae and DW describe it as a terrorist attack.
Islamic State (ISIS) is on the UN Security Council sanctions list for ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Confirmed facts
- Location
- Jerusalem, Israel (Middle East) Corroborated
- Event date
- 27 October 2026 As reported
- Type of event
- Attack Corroborated
- Deaths
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Injured
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Responsibility
- Terrorism Portal does not attribute responsibility without verifiable evidence Not established
- Classification
- Described as a terrorist attack by Infobae and DW As reported
- Independent sources
- 8
Context
State founded in 1948 whose conflict with Palestinian groups and neighbouring states has shaped the region. The Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023 triggered war in Gaza and wider confrontations with Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iran.
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How this report was verified
How this report was produced: Terrorism Portal's monitoring system identified the event in 8 independent sources, retrieved the original article of at least one of them and checked that they agree on place, date and type of event. Details reported by a single source are not included as facts.
Sources consulted
- Netanyahu se juega su futuro en unas elecciones decisivas para todo Oriente Próximo
- Israel abre las urnas en unas elecciones clave para Netanyahu tras 3 años de guerras
- Martes, 27 de octubre de 2026 (07.00 GMT)
- La participación en Israel se mantiene respecto a 2022 en las primeras horas de votación
- Israel to give verdict on Netanyahu in pivotal election
- Netanyahu's political survival on the line as Israel heads to the polls
- Israeli elections: voters turnout reaches '16.7%' four hours after polls open
- Netanyahu deposita su voto en Jerusalén y anima a los israelíes a acudir a las urnas
- Temas del día de EFE Internacional del martes 27 de octubre (12:00 GMT)
- Israel votes in decisive election: What happens after polls close?
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- Israel: Netanyahu supporters gather as PM votes
- Aumenta en 8 puntos la participación en Israel hasta las 16.00h, la más alta desde 1973
- الانتخابات التشريعية الإسرائيلية: إقبال قياسي غير مسبوق ونتانياهو يطلب تمديد ساعات التصويت
- Israelis vote in a tense election: What's at stake?
- Elecciones en Israel: ¿qué pasa tras el cierre de las urnas?
- Informe desde Jerusalén: elecciones en Israel, una evaluación a la gestión de Netanyahu
- Abatido un menor tras atacar a un agente frente a la embajada de Israel en Belgrado
- El Ministerio de Exteriores de Israel confirma el ataque a su embajada en Belgrado
- Abatido un menor tras atacar a un policía frente a la embajada de Israel en Belgrado
- Serbian police shoot dead assailant at Israeli Embassy
- No clear winner in Israel's first election since Hamas attack in 2023
- Knife attacker shot dead outside Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia | The Jerusalem Post
- Serbian police say assailant killed after attacking officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
- No clear winner in Israel's first election since the 2023 Hamas attack
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