Ambulances from a Jewish emergency service in London were set on fire and a possible “anti-Semitic crime” is being investigated

The attacked units are part of Hatzola Northwesta volunteer organization that provides emergency medical assistance. According to the London fire brigade, the mobile phones in question “were severely damaged.”

“We know that this incident will cause great concern in the community and officers remain at the scene to carry out urgent investigations,” Police Superintendent Sarah Jackson said.

In this sense, the authorities reported that the cause of the fire is under investigation and indicated that although They are looking for three suspectsThere are still no arrests.

So far, it is known that In the vans there were several gas containers that explodeda situation that led to windows being broken in a neighboring apartment block, the police authority said in a statement. For this reason, some homes had to be evacuated.

Mark Reisner, a witness who lives in the affected area, heard loud explosions and arrived at the scene “just as the third ambulance was exploding,” he told Sky News.

Meanwhile, the non-profit organization Shomrim -which operates a neighborhood watch in the area- condemned the attack. “This was not just a criminal act of arson, but a targeted and deeply worrying incident affecting a vital emergency service that serves the local Jewish community,” he said in a post on X.

The number of reported anti-Semitic incidents across the UK has soared since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in late 2023, according to the Community Security Trust, which works to protect the Jewish community. The group registered 3,700 in 2025, compared to 1,662 in 2022.

In October 2025, an attacker drove his car into a group of people gathered outside a Manchester synagogue to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, stabbing one to death. Another died during the attack after being accidentally shot by police.