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Failed asylum seeker jailed for life after planning knife attack in London’s Israeli embassy

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Carr, S. (2026, October 5). Failed asylum seeker jailed for life after planning knife attack in London’s Israeli embassy. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/knifeman-asylum-seeker-jailed-life-london-s-israeli-embassy-b1299576.html

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Abdullah Albadri, a 34-year-old Kuwaiti who failed to obtain asylum in the UK, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years and 207 days for attempting to attack London’s Israeli embassy in April last year. Armed with two knives, Albadri tried to enter the embassy grounds wearing a keffiyeh and sunglasses, aiming to "exact revenge" for Palestinian children killed in Gaza. The court heard that Albadri was denied asylum after entering the UK twice by small boat in 2021 and 2025.

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Abdullah Albadri, 34, from Kuwait, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years after attempting to attack the Israeli embassy in London's Kensington Palace Gardens on April 28, 2025. Armed police stopped him when he tried to scale an 8-foot metal fence armed with two knives. Albadri had previously entered the UK twice by small boat and was refused asylum both times; he was sleeping rough before his arrest. He told police he wanted to commit a crime inside the embassy as "revenge" for Israeli actions in Gaza, where children were killed. The court heard that Albadri was motivated by Palestinian deaths in Gaza and had researched the embassy's location beforehand.

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A failed asylum seeker who tried to break into London’s Israeli embassy to launch a knife attack has been jailed for life. asserted

who → fail → life

Kuwait-born Abdullah Albadri, 34, was tackled by armed police after he jumped onto a fence at the embassy in Kensington, west London, armed with two 4in knives in April last year. Wearing a keffiyeh wrapped around his head and sunglasses, he had tried to get into the grounds to “exact revenge” for the killing of children in Gaza, the Old Bailey heard. asserted

Bailey → bear → Gaza

On Monday, Mrs Justice Lambert KC sentenced Albadri to life in prison with a minimum term of 20 years. asserted

KC → sentence → years

The court heard the sentence was adjusted to 18 years and 207 days less time served on remand. asserted

sentence → hear → remand

Albadri appeared emotionless in the dock as the sentence was read out. asserted

sentence → appear → dock

The court previously heard Albadri was refused asylum after he twice entered the UK in small boats in August 2021 and April 2025. asserted

he → hear → August

Failed asylum seeker jailed for life after planning knife attack in London’s Israeli embassy

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