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Jewish Ambulances Set on Fire in London Attack

Four Hatzola ambulances were firebombed in an antisemitic arson attack causing explosions and property damage; police seek three suspects amid rising UK antisemitic incidents, CST reported 3,700 in 2025.

  • On Monday, March 23, four ambulances belonging to the Jewish community ambulance service were set ablaze on Highfield Road in Golders Green, an incident police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime.
  • The Community Security Trust reported a rise in antisemitic incidents since 2023, with 3,700 in 2025, and noted parallels with recent arson attacks in Belgium and the Netherlands.
  • Security and social media footage appears to show hooded figures pouring accelerant on ambulances, while the London Fire Brigade sent six fire engines and 40 firefighters as gas cylinders exploded, shattering nearby windows.
  • Police say they are seeking three suspects from CCTV footage while no arrests have been made; nearby residents were evacuated and around 30 people were taken to a local shelter with no injuries reported.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack as deeply shocking and said antisemitism has no place in society, while community leaders and the Israeli embassy in London urged a thorough investigation as fear spreads through Britain's Jewish community.
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Security cameras record how ambulances belonging to the Jewish community are set on fire. Watch the video on VRT NWS: news.

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The four ambulances of the Jewish Community Ambulance association, an emergency medical service of the Jewish community known as Hatzalah, were set on fire in the Golders Green neighborhood, north of the British capital.

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