London Arson Attack on Jewish Ambulances: Four Plead GuiltyAug 29, 2026, 00:46 IST
Hamza Iqbal, Saif Ali, Rehan Khan and Judex Atshatshi, pictured left to right. (Image: X) Four young men stood before the Old Bailey and admitted responsibility for burning down a fleet of Jewish community ambulances in an attack that left roughly £1 million worth of damage in its wake. The Old Bailey heard guilty pleas from Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and Saif Ali, 18, all on a charge tied to destroying property while showing reckless disregard for whether the act might endanger life. The incident occurred on the early hours of March 23, when four vehicles belonging to the Hatzola charity were torched in Golders Green, a north London neighborhood with a substantial Jewish population. Prosecutors have characterized the assault as a deliberate strike against that community. Court testimony painted a clear picture of how the attack unfolded. Three of the defendants physically ignited the vehicles, each fully equipped for emergency response, while a fourth man sat in a car nearby, seemingly serving as a lookout or getaway driver. The situation became even worse when the flames took hold and sparked explosions from gas canisters stored inside the ambulances. Sentencing for all four men won't happen right away. The judge confirmed it will wait until after a separate trial concludes, one involving a fifth man, Subhan Ahmed. READ MORE: WATCH VIDEO: Massive Fire Breaks Out Near Wembley Stadium, Thick Smoke Engulfs London The four defendants come from different parts of London. Iqbal and Khan both live in Leyton, Atshatshi resides in Dagenham, and Ali is from Walthamstow. Following their pleas, all four were sent back into custody. A representative for the charity didn't soften the language used to describe what happened. They called it a deeply antisemitic act carried out against volunteers who provide free emergency care to people of every background across north London, targeted purely because the ambulances belonged to a Jewish organization. Sagar is a journalist with an interest primarily in geopolitics and American domestic politics. Before joining Times Now, he wrote for Republic and Sw... View More





