Man Sentenced to Life for Attempted Attack on Israeli Embassy in London

A Kuwaiti national, Abdullah Albadri, 34, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 20 years for attempting to attack the Israeli Embassy in London. The court handed down the sentence on Monday. Albadri was convicted of preparing a terrorist act and possessing two bladed weapons. He had attempted to breach the embassy's security on April 28, 2025, armed with two 10-centimeter knives. He was apprehended by armed police as he tried to scale the outer fence. His motive for the attack was reportedly the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza. Albadri arrived in the UK by migrant boat just 16 days before the attempted attack. He had previously arrived in August 2021, applied for asylum, but returned to France before a decision was made. In April 2025, he crossed the channel again, stayed in a hotel briefly, but was denied accommodation due to his pending asylum claim, leading him to sleep on the streets in the days prior to the incident. He was seen walking towards the embassy, wearing a traditional Arab scarf and sunglasses, and saluted two nearby diplomatic security officers before his apprehension.