A London court has sentenced a 34-year-old Kuwaiti terrorist to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 20 years, after he attempted to climb the Israeli Embassy’s perimeter fence while carrying two knives.

Abdullah Albadri was convicted of preparing acts of terrorism and possessing two bladed weapons. He was arrested on April 28, 2025, after diplomatic protection officers pulled him down from the embassy fence.

Officers found two knives with blades approximately 10 centimeters long in his possession.

The investigation and trial established that Albadri was motivated by the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza. He had arrived in Britain aboard a small boat 16 days before the attempted attack.

On the day of the incident, the terrorist approached the embassy, saluted police officers and then began climbing the fence.

During questioning, he asked officers why they were stopping him from “committing a crime” and said he wanted to “do something to stop the war.”

Prosecutor Catherine Pattison argued that Albadri intended to carry out an attack in which he would sacrifice his own life. She said people leaving the embassy at the time would have been unable to defend themselves.

Defense lawyer Chris Henley argued that the plan could not have succeeded and described the terrorist’s conduct as theatrical and extreme behavior intended to attract attention after he struggled to resolve his housing situation.

Helen Flanagan, head of London’s counterterrorism policing command, praised the officers’ response for preventing a breach of the embassy’s security perimeter.

She said the severity of the sentence reflected the danger the terrorist posed and his lack of remorse.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)