### [2026-04-30](/feed/2026/04/30/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The United Kingdom raises its national terrorism threat level to "severe" following a series of antisemitic attacks in London, with the most recent being a stabbing attack that injured two Jews in Golders Green yesterday. 




### Sources:

1. [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uk-raises-terrorism-threat-level-severe-after-golders-green-attack/)

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1. [Two Jewish men are injured in a stabbing attack in Golders Green, London, England, which police describe as a terrorist attack. A 45-year-old man is arrested, and a political motive is being investigated. ](/feed/2026/04/29/two-jewish-men-are-injured-in-a-stabbing-attack-in-golders-green-london-england-which-police-describe-as-a-terrorist.md) _Context: Golders Green, Jews, Middle Eastern crisis_
2. [Two people are arrested in Watford on suspicion of arson in an attempted attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue in North Finchley, London, England. The Metropolitan Police are treating the attempted attack as a hate crime. ](/feed/2026/04/15/two-people-are-arrested-in-watford-on-suspicion-of-arson-in-an-attempted-attack-on-finchley-reform-synagogue-in-north-fi.md) _Context: London, antisemitic_
3. [The United Kingdom hosts a summit with 40 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/04/2/the-united-kingdom-hosts-a-summit-with-40-countries-to-discuss-reopening-the-strait-of-hormuz.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United Kingdom_
4. [At least four Hatzalah ambulances are set ablaze and destroyed in an apparent anti-semitic arson attack in Golders Green, London, England. No casualties are reported. ](/feed/2026/03/22/at-least-four-hatzalah-ambulances-are-set-ablaze-and-destroyed-in-an-apparent-anti-semitic-arson-attack-in-golders-green.md) _Context: Golders Green, Terrorism in the United Kingdom, antisemitic_
5. [Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meets with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Germany, France and European Union in Geneva for talks about its nuclear program. ](/feed/2025/06/20/iranian-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-meets-with-the-foreign-ministers-of-the-united-kingdom-germany-france-and-euro.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United Kingdom_
6. [The United Kingdom begins testing its new emergency alert system with some mobile phone users receiving a siren-like sound informing them of the alert test. When the alert service goes live, it will issue warnings to the public about terrorist incidents, flooding and public health emergencies. ](/feed/2021/06/22/the-united-kingdom-begins-testing-its-new-emergency-alert-system-with-some-mobile-phone-users-receiving-a-siren-like-sou.md) _Context: Terrorism in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom_
7. [Three people are injured after a man attacked people with a machete in Streatham High Road, London, United Kingdom. The attacker is shot dead by police. The incident is declared as terrorism-related. ](/feed/2020/02/2/three-people-are-injured-after-a-man-attacked-people-with-a-machete-in-streatham-high-road-london-united-kingdom-the.md) _Context: Terrorism in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom_
8. [The leader of the banned British far-right designated terrorist group National Action, Christopher Lythgoe, is jailed for eight years for being a member. ](/feed/2018/07/18/the-leader-of-the-banned-british-far-right-designated-terrorist-group-national-action-christopher-lythgoe-is-jailed-fo.md) _Context: Terrorism in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom_
9. [A report commissioned by the UK states terrorists and extremists are increasingly turning to Bitcoin, the dark net, and encrypted communications apps in a bid to evade detection. ](/feed/2018/04/8/a-report-commissioned-by-the-uk-states-terrorists-and-extremists-are-increasingly-turning-to-bitcoin-the-dark-net-and.md) _Context: Terrorism in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom_
10. [U.K. Home Secretary Alan Johnson announces the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has raised the terrorist threat level from "substantial" to "severe". ](/feed/2010/01/22/uk-home-secretary-alan-johnson-announces-the-joint-terrorism-analysis-centre-has-raised-the-terrorist-threat-level-fro.md) _Context: United Kingdom, threat level_