Manchester Terrorist Planned Attack on British Defense Academy Targeting IDF Soldiers
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By יענקי פרבר
First reported by Now 14 · Jul 23, 2026
What happened
Jihad Al-Shami, who carried out a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue in October 2025, and Muhammad Bashir planned a terror attack on the British Defence Academy targeting IDF soldiers. Bashir admitted to aiding Al-Shami by driving him on a reconnaissance mission to the academy. Both men exchanged extremist messages and researched IDF presence in the UK. Bashir was arrested after returning from Pakistan and pleaded guilty to terror charges.
- 01Manchester attacker Jihad Al-Shami planned a terror strike on the British Defence Academy targeting IDF soldiers.
- 02Muhammad Bashir admitted to driving Al-Shami on a reconnaissance trip to the academy in August 2025.
- 03Al-Shami killed one worshipper and a security guard during the October 2025 synagogue attack before being shot dead.
- 04Security footage and phone data revealed their extremist planning and research on IDF soldiers in the UK.
- 05Bashir fled to Pakistan post-attack but was arrested upon return and pleaded guilty to terror offenses.
- 06Sentencing for Bashir is currently underway in Manchester court.
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