Serbian Police Kill Teenager Attacking Israeli Embassy Guard

Serbian authorities reported that a minor was fatally shot by a police officer early Wednesday morning after attacking a guard at the Israeli embassy in Belgrade with two knives. Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić described the incident as a "terrorist attack." The unidentified assailant, believed to be from the city of Šabac, allegedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, prompting authorities to raise the counter-terrorism alert to the highest level. The Ministry of Interior stated the officer acted in self-defense, sustaining minor facial injuries from a knife during the confrontation, which occurred shortly after midnight. While authorities have not released further details on the attacker's identity or motives, media reports indicate he was armed with two knives. This event recalls a similar incident on June 29, 2024, when an attacker shot an arrow at an Israeli embassy guard in Belgrade, injuring him, and was subsequently killed by the responding officer. Serbian authorities also labeled that incident a terrorist act. Recent years have seen other attacks targeting Israeli diplomatic missions abroad, including the killing of staff at the Israeli embassy in Washington in May 2025, an arrest in Romania for an incendiary bottle attack on the Israeli embassy entrance in June 2024, and an explosion near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen in the same year.