Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Ambulances in London

Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer emergency medical service, Hatzola Northwest, were set on fire in the Golders Green area of London, a neighborhood with a large Jewish population, in a suspected antisemitic hate crime. The incident occurred early on Monday morning and caused significant damage, with multiple cylinders on the vehicles exploding and breaking windows in nearby flats. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The police are investigating the incident, treating it as an antisemitic hate crime, and are looking for three suspects. The attack has been condemned by various organizations and individuals, including the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who called it a 'deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack.' The incident is part of a larger trend of increased antisemitic incidents in the U.K. since the start of the Israel-Hamas War in late 2023, with the Community Security Trust recording 3,700 incidents in 2025, up from 1,662 in 2022.

Several Jewish volunteer ambulances were set on fire outside a synagogue in London's Golders Green neighborhood in an antisemitic attack. The incident occurred early on Monday, March 23, 2026, and was captured on security camera footage, which showed three masked individuals setting one of the ambulances ablaze. London's Met Police treated the arson attack as an antisemitic hate crime and were investigating, with no arrests made yet. The attack sent shockwaves through Britain's Jewish community, with local residents and leaders condemning the incident. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other officials denounced the attack, emphasizing that antisemitism has no place in British society.

Four Jewish ambulances belonging to the Hatzola volunteer group were set on fire outside a synagogue in North London in an apparent antisemitic hate crime. The incident occurred on Monday, March 23, and was captured on surveillance footage, which showed a trio of masked individuals setting the vehicles alight. The attack has been condemned by the Prime Minister and the Chief Rabbi, with a manhunt underway for the perpetrators. The incident has heightened security fears for the Jewish community, coming just five months after a terror attack on a Manchester synagogue.