Four men plead guilty to March arson attack on Hatzalah ambulances in London

Four young British men have pleaded guilty to charges related to an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzalah in London on March 23. The men, Hamza Iqbal, Rehan Khan, Judex Atshatshi, and Saif Ali, appeared at London's Old Bailey court and admitted to the charge of destroying or damaging property recklessly as to whether life would be endangered.

The attack, which prosecutors estimated cost around £1 million ($1.36 million) in damages, targeted the ambulances while they were parked near a synagogue. Hatzalah, a not-for-profit volunteer emergency service that primarily serves the Orthodox Jewish community, was working alongside Britain's National Health Service at the time.

Pro-Iranian terrorist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya (HAYI) claimed responsibility for the attack, which was followed by several other arson incidents targeting a synagogue, a former synagogue, Iran International, and a memorial wall dedicated to people killed in Iran. British police are investigating possible Iranian links to the arson attacks.

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