On March 23, 2026, four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire in Golders Green. An Iran-linked group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia claimed the attack online. On August 28, 2026, four men aged 18 to 20 pleaded guilty to criminal damage.
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“This was an Iran-directed terror attack by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), not ordinary vandalism.”
HAYI claimed the attack; police never confirmed it. In July 2026 the UK banned HAYI as an Iran-linked terror group, citing this fire among attacks the group claimed. Nothing ties the four convicted men to HAYI or Iran, and the prosecutor who cited a 'terrorist connection' named neither.
“Hatzola (or Israel) staged this fire themselves for insurance money / to smear Muslims — it wasn't a real attack.”
Bath's mayor shared posts calling the fire an Israeli false flag and insurance fraud, then resigned in March 2026 and apologised. On August 28 four men pleaded guilty to setting the fires. Hatzola's medics are unpaid volunteers, which undercuts any insurance motive.
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