Jewish volunteer ambulances set on fire in U.K. ‘antisemitic arson attack’

The ambulances belonged to Hatzolah, a volunteer organization that responds to medical emergencies and works alongside the U.K.'s National Health Service.

Four Jewish community ambulances belonging to Hatzolah, a volunteer medical emergency service, were set on fire overnight while parked in a residential area of northwest London in what British leaders have identified as an “antisemitic arson attack.”

The London Fire Brigade, which sent six fire engines and 40 firefighters to the scene, said multiple cylinders on the vehicles exploded, shattering nearby windows. No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made.

Security footage of the incident showed three suspects wearing hooded clothing approaching the vehicles before setting them alight.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident, which occurred at about 1:30 a.m. GMT on Monday, “a deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack.”

“My thoughts are with the Jewish community who are waking up this morning to this horrific news,” Starmer said on X. “Antisemitism has no place in our society.”

U.K. police said the fires were being treated as an antisemitic hate crime and that the investigation would be led by specialist counter-terrorism officers.