London’s police said they are investigating an “arson attack” as an antisemitic hate crime after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire on Monday. The London Fire Brigade said it was alerted to vehicles on fire at Highfield Court in Golders Green at 1:40 am. London’s Metropolitan Police said the burnt vehicles were four Hatzalah ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service. “Officers remain on scene, and the arson attack is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime,” police said in a statement. Shomrim North West London, a charity and volunteer neighbourhood watch group, condemned the arson, branding it a “targeted and deeply concerning incident affecting a vital emergency service serving the local Jewish community”.

Source: Punch March 23, 2026 18:06 UTC