Abdullah Albadri is accused of plotting a terror attack on the Israeli embassy in London on April 28, 2025. He attempted to break into the Israeli embassy armed with two knives and a martyrdom note. Albadri was stopped by armed police after attempting to climb the fence surrounding the embassy building.
According to Daily Mail - News, Abdullah Albadri described wanting to send a message to stop the killing of children and stop the war. Prosecutor Catherine Pattison said Abdullah Albadri intended to use violence against people inside the Israeli embassy and sacrifice his own life. Shortly before the attack, Abdullah Albadri messaged his mother saying he was going to be 'martyred in the way of Allah'.
I want to send a message to stop the killing of children and stop the war.
Abdullah Albadri arrived in the UK via a small boat in 2021 and applied for permission to remain, but failed to attend a Home Office interview in 2023. According to major media reports, Abdullah Albadri re-entered the UK on a small boat from France in April 2025, just days before the embassy attack. He was given temporary accommodation at a hotel in Basingstoke and applied for asylum claiming he was a 'human rights activist' arrested in Kuwait in 2011. On April 24, 2025, according to major media reports, Abdullah Albadri told an associate that the Home Office had refused his asylum claim and he didn't have money for a train ticket to Liverpool to appeal.
The jury watched footage of Abdullah Albadri walking from Kilburn in north-west London to the Israeli embassy on Kensington Palace Gardens on April 28, 2025. For the whole hour-long journey, according to major media reports, Abdullah Albadri was wearing a red-and-white traditional Palestinian scarf wrapped around his head and mouth, and sunglasses. Officers first became aware of Abdullah Albadri when he knocked on the window of a Kuwaiti embassy car, according to major media reports. Abdullah Albadri is seen in footage calmly approaching the fence just outside the embassy and jumping on to them in an apparent attempt to climb over them, according to major media reports.
Why are you stopping me from making crimes?
He is quickly pulled down by two armed diplomatic protection officers guarding the embassy - PC Nicholas Cox and PC Chessor, according to major media reports. PC Chessor told the jury that Abdullah Albadri had made a hand gesture 'like a salute' just before he jumped onto the railing. Abdullah Albadri was arrested by officers from the Met's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command at around 6pm on Monday, April 28, 2025, according to research sources.
Jurors at the Old Bailey were shown CCTV footage of Abdullah Albadri being held by armed diplomatic protection officers as he was trying to climb the fence around the embassy, according to major media reports. Earlier the same afternoon, according to major media reports, Abdullah Albadri had WhatsApped his mother a picture of a handwritten note next to a knife with a red-and-white handle. According to major media reports, Abdullah Albadri searched in Arabic for weapons including a Palestinian sniper.
I got my weapons.
Abdullah Albadri has been charged with preparation of terrorist acts and two counts of possession of a pointed or bladed article, according to research sources. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, wearing a black sweatshirt and grey trousers, and was remanded in custody ahead of his next appearance on May 7, according to research sources.
Abdullah Albadri's defence case is likely to be that he was not trying to enter the embassy for a terrorist purpose, and that he was carrying the knives 'for a good reason' unrelated to his activities that day, according to the defence.
And then do what you want to do.
The Israeli embassy said in a post on X 'there was an attempted terror attack from an armed man with a knife'. Commander Dominic Murphy stated that they remain in close contact with the Embassy of Israel and do not believe there is any wider threat to the public. The embassy thanked British security forces for their immediate response and confirmed all staff and visitors were safe.
This incident has raised significant security concerns about embassy protections in London. The physical security of diplomatic compounds has come under renewed scrutiny following this attempted breach. Security assessments are likely to examine both perimeter defenses and response protocols for future incidents.
They need to stop the war on children.
The case has implications for UK-Israel relations, particularly regarding security cooperation between British authorities and Israeli diplomatic missions. It also highlights ongoing challenges within the UK asylum system, where individuals with rejected claims may remain in the country while appeals are pending. The intersection of immigration status and security threats presents complex policy questions for Home Office officials.
Several key questions remain unanswered about this case. The specific evidence supporting the prosecution's claim of terrorist intent beyond the knives and note has not been fully disclosed. The exact content and context of Albadri's alleged 'martyrdom note' sent to his mother remains unclear. The defense's full argument regarding Albadri's intent and the reason for carrying the knives will only emerge during trial proceedings. The specific circumstances and outcome of Albadri's asylum claim rejection by the Home Office have not been detailed publicly. What security measures were in place at the Israeli embassy at the time of the incident, and whether they have been reviewed since, has not been confirmed by authorities.
I will not go back on my decision to go in the cause of Allah, to come out for His sake and to stand up to the enemies in order to support the religion of Allah Almighty.
There was an attempted terror attack from an armed man with a knife.