Please Be Aware
Pittsburgh Police are actively investigating an incident that occurred last week in the Mexican War Streets area of Pittsburgh in which a resident had their Israeli flag desecrated by a female wielding a knife. This resident has now faced over 20 separate incidents since 2023 of harassment, vandalism, or trespass for displaying an Israeli flag. Multiple cameras captured the actor, and Pittsburgh Police have shared this image of her.
The FBI along with NYPD and French authorities, arrested four individuals, responsible for funneling money to Hamas, a known terrorist organization, under the guise of charitable giving. The work of the Joint Task Force 10-7 exposed that Saleem Alzeq, of Gaza, a Hamas member in the Gaza Strip operated an international Hamas fundraising network that collected donations from individuals around the world to include several from the US. The US effort to defraud was led by two brothers from Louisiana along with a man from Lutz, Florida. See Coordinated Arrests and Charges Dismantle Hamas Terror Finance Network Raising Funds from the United States (justice.gov).
So far in 2026 we have logged 238 incidents in our Virtual Command Center which is in comparison to 265 at this time last year. Please continue to report any suspicious incidents via the Incident Report Form.
Security Matters in the News This Week
- Louisiana brothers charged with bankrolling Hamas (jns.org)
- Vandalism considered a hate crime at San Anselmo elementary school (ktvu.com)
- Three years after Oct. 7, some US Jews want to carry guns to synagogue (religionnews.com)
- North Side Jewish resident’s home vandalized — again (jewishchronicle.com)
