Three charged in alleged attack on Jewish Hatzola ambulances in London
The March 23 incident occurred at approximately 1:45 a.m. in the Golders Green neighborhood, where four ambulances operated by the volunteer emergency service serving the Jewish community were dispatched. They set the fire intentionally In the synagogue parking lot.
Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old boy were charged with arson with intent to damage property and recklessly endangering life, according to the Metropolitan Police.
Two suspects, officials said British citizensWhile one of them holds dual British and Pakistani citizenship.
Members of the Jewish community witness an anti-Semitic arson attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London, March 24, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
The three were arrested on Wednesday at separate locations across London.
They entered no pleas and remained in custody after a hearing that lasted about 45 minutes on Saturday afternoon at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, according to the British Daily Mail. Standard.
Prosecutors said a fourth suspect was also arrested and detained at the court where the three accused men were appearing, according to Reuters.
Firefighters tackle a fire in Highfield Road in the London borough of Golders Green after an apparent attack on four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance Service. (PA/PA Images via Getty Images)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier condemned the attack, describing it as “horrific.” An anti-Semitic act.
“An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on all of us,” Starmer wrote on March 23. “We will fight the poison of anti-Semitism.”
says a report from SITE Intelligence Group Iran-backed network The self-styled Islamic Right Movement claimed responsibility, according to Reuters.
UK arrests two people over ‘anti-Semitic arson attack’ as police investigate possible link to Iran
Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel visits the site after four ambulances belonging to Hatzolah, a Jewish community organisation, were set on fire in northwest London on March 23, 2026. (Isabelle Infantes/Reuters)
Despite this claim, officials have not officially classified the case as terrorism. The Metropolitan Police said counter-terrorism police were leading the investigation.
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Police in UK Two other men, aged 45 and 47, were arrested in the days following the attack. They were later released on bail, according to the Metropolitan Police.
Commander Helen Flanagan, head of London’s counter-terrorism police, said in a statement: “I want to stress that the support we have received from the local community since this attack has been amazing, and we will continue to work closely with local police colleagues to do everything we can to keep the public safe.”
The Metropolitan Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Efrat Lachter and Greg Norman of Fox News Digital and Reuters contributed to this report.
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