UK Police Investigating Iranian Proxies in Attacks on Jewish Sites
19th April 2026
British police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies.
The Metropolitan Police force says counterterror officers are probing the attacks on synagogues and other sites linked to the Jewish community, as well as an attack on a Persian-language media company.
No one has been injured in the blazes, the latest of which caused minor damage to a north London synagogue on Saturday night.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans said the attacks had been claimed online by a group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.