Overview
- Scotland Yard said the overnight arson is being investigated as an antisemitic hate crime after four vehicles were destroyed at a Jewish emergency service site in north London.
- Surveillance footage reported by local media shows three hooded individuals carrying cans approaching the ambulances before fires ignited and explosions shattered nearby windows.
- Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters took more than an hour to extinguish the blaze as nearby homes were evacuated and roads were closed as a precaution.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the incident as deeply shocking and Health Secretary Wes Streeting called it revolting, urging anyone with information to contact police.
- Corriere della Sera reported the claim of responsibility by Ashab al‑Yamin, a group tied to similar actions in the Netherlands, with suggested but unconfirmed links to Iranian‑aligned Shiite militants.