Man Jailed for Life After Attempted Knife Attack on Israeli Embassy in London
A 34-year-old man from Kuwait, Abdullah Albadri, has received a life sentence with a minimum term of 20 years after attempting to carry out a knife attack on the Israeli embassy in Kensington on April 28, 2025. The BBC UK reported that Albadri was found guilty of preparing terrorist acts and possessing two bladed articles.
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According to the BBC UK, Abdullah Albadri, a 34-year-old national of Kuwait, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years for his attempt to enter the Israeli embassy in Kensington with two knives on April 28, 2025, before being apprehended by armed police.
The court proceedings at the Old Bailey revealed that Albadri's motivation for planning the attack stemmed from the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza. During the trial, it was established that Albadri had arrived in the UK on a small boat just 16 days prior to the incident.
Further details from the BBC UK indicate that Albadri had previously traveled to the UK via a small boat in August 2021 and had applied for asylum, though he returned to France before a determination was made. In April 2025, he crossed the Channel again and was accommodated in a hotel in Basingstoke for three days, only to be informed he did not qualify for housing due to his pending asylum application. The court had previously heard that in the days leading up to the attempted attack, Albadri had been sleeping rough.
Upon his arrest at the embassy, police found him in possession of a handwritten copy of a verse titled "the benefit of martyrdom."
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