A militant antisemitic organization has claimed responsibility for the torching of Jewish community ambulances in London, following a recent report linking the group to a series of coordinated attacks across Europe.

In the early hours of Monday morning, four ambulances belonging to Hatzolah were deliberately set on fire in Golders Green, a heavily Jewish neighborhood in North London. The incident comes after Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism identified the group “Ashab Al-Yamim” as being behind a wave of antisemitic attacks over the past two weeks. The organization, which is believed to have ties to Iran, later took responsibility for the London attack.

The arson took place at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Highfield Avenue, near a shul. During the blaze, several explosions were reported due to gas canisters inside the ambulances, shattering windows in nearby residential buildings and forcing local residents to evacuate.

Emergency services responded with six fire engines and around 40 firefighters, eventually bringing the fire under control after several hours. Dozens of residents were displaced, with about 30 individuals relocated to temporary shelter. Despite the intensity of the explosions and fire, no injuries were reported.

Security footage and eyewitness accounts circulating online indicate that several masked individuals poured flammable liquid, believed to be gasoline, onto the vehicles before fleeing the scene. Authorities are currently searching for approximately three suspects, and no arrests have been made so far.

London’s Metropolitan Police have classified the incident as an antisemitic hate crime and confirmed that the investigation is being conducted accordingly. The pro-Iranian militant group identifying itself as the “Islamic Right Movement” (Ashab Al-Yamim) claimed responsibility in a message posted on Telegram, stating that “prominent Zionist centers in London” were the intended targets.

The attack is part of a broader pattern of antisemitic incidents across Europe, including similar acts of arson and violence in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Greece, all of which have been attributed to the same organization.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the incident, calling it a “particularly shocking antisemitic arson attack” and a “serious” act of violence. He expressed solidarity with the Jewish community and stressed that antisemitism has no place in British society.

In recent days, Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism revealed the emergence of a new militant group, Harakat Ashab Al-Yamim al-Islamiyya (“Ashab Al-Yamim”), which has issued threats against Jewish communities in Europe and claimed responsibility for multiple attacks on Jewish institutions.

According to the ministry’s report, between March 9 and March 14, 2026, several coordinated attacks were carried out against Jewish targets across Europe. These included an explosion near a synagogue in Liège, Belgium; an attack on a Jewish site in Greece; the arson of a synagogue in Rotterdam, Netherlands; and an explosion outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam.

While most of the incidents resulted in property damage without casualties, officials emphasized that the pattern points to a coordinated campaign aimed at intimidation, psychological warfare, and spreading fear among Jewish communities across the continent.

The ministry warned that the rapid spread of attacks across multiple countries suggests the involvement of organized international networks and that the threat of further assaults on Jewish institutions in Europe remains high.

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli said, “Jewish communities are not legitimate targets for threats, and the international community must act decisively against any entity attempting to carry out acts of terror and antisemitism. The incident in London joins recent events across Europe and continues to reflect a pattern in which terror networks associated with the Iranian axis are attempting to expand their sphere of activity into cities and Jewish communities across Europe.”

Ministry Director General Avi Cohen Scali added, “The emergence of the group Harakat Ashab Al-Yamim al-Islamiyya illustrates the evolving threat to Jewish communities worldwide. It combines online propaganda, local operational cells, and regional terror networks — all designed to instill fear in Jewish communities and project power beyond the Middle East. The ministry will continue working with governments and Jewish communities around the world to monitor, expose, and thwart such threats.”

{Matzav.com}