Trending Now - Four Jewish Ambulances Torched in Suspected Hate Crime in London

WHO:

Police in London

Hatzola Northwest, a Jewish volunteer emergency medical service

Police Superintendent Sarah Jackson

Mark Reisner, eyewitness

Shomrim, a nonprofit neighborhood watch organization

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

WHAT:

Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest were set on fire.

The incident is being investigated as a suspected antisemitic hate crime.

Multiple cylinders on the vehicles exploded, causing damage to nearby properties.

No injuries have been reported.

Police are searching for three suspects; no arrests have been made.

The Community Security Trust recorded 3,700 antisemitic incidents in the U.K. in 2025.

WHERE:

Golders Green, London, a neighborhood with a large Jewish population.

WHEN:

The incident occurred on March 23rd, 2026, early in the morning.

The Community Security Trust reported the increase in antisemitic incidents since late 2023.

WHY:

The attack is being treated as a targeted act against the Jewish community.

HOW:

Eyewitness Mark Reisner reported hearing loud explosions and described the scene as shocking.

Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution due to the explosions linked to gas canisters on the ambulances.

(UPDATED March 23, 2026 09:23 UTC)

In a troubling incident early this morning in Golders Green, London, four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency medical service Hatzola Northwest were set on fire, with multiple explosions reported due to gas canisters. The police are treating this as a suspected antisemitic hate crime, and they are currently searching for three suspects, although no arrests have been made and thankfully, no injuries have been reported. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Police Superintendent Sarah Jackson have been informed, as the Community Security Trust noted a significant rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.K. over the past year.