Four men plead guilty to London arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

Four young British men have admitted to charges stemming from an arson attack that destroyed four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzalah. The incident, which occurred on March 23, caused an estimated £1 million ($1.36 million) in damages.

Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and Saif Ali, 18, pleaded guilty at London's Old Bailey court to destroying or damaging property while being reckless as to whether life would be endangered. The ambulances were parked near a synagogue when they were set ablaze.

Hatzalah operates as a not-for-profit volunteer emergency service, working alongside Britain's National Health Service and primarily serving the Orthodox Jewish community. The attack on the ambulances was part of a broader series of arson incidents that targeted various aspects of the UK's Jewish community earlier this year.

A pro-Iranian terror group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya (HAYI), claimed responsibility for the ambulance attack. Subsequent arson incidents also targeted a synagogue, a former synagogue, the Persian-language media organization Iran International, and a memorial wall dedicated to victims in Iran. British police are investigating potential Iranian links to these attacks.