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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T09:57:59.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nAn Islamist group known as Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI) has claimed responsibility for an arson attack on the former premises of Jewish Futures, a charity based in Hendon, north London.\n\nThe incident occurred at approximately 10.30pm on Friday evening at the organisation's previous ground-floor offices, which maintain educational and cultural connections to Israel.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nCounter-terrorism police are currently investigating the attack.\n\nPolice suspect that HAYI, who confirmed their involvement in the attack on Telegram, may have ties to Iranian intelligence services.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThis marks the fifth incident attributed to HAYI in less than four weeks. The group's emblem depicts a raised fist clutching a rifle.\n\nAlthough Jewish Futures vacated the premises several months ago, residential flats housing numerous tenants occupy the floors above.\n\nMetropolitan Police officers, supported by the London Fire Brigade, responded to the scene at 10.31pm after receiving reports of a fire at what they described as a business premises.\n\nAccording to the Met, a man approached a row of shops carrying a plastic bag that contained three bottles filled with fluid.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"He placed the bag next to the building and lit the items in the bag. The bottles failed to fully ignite and the man fled the scene,\" police said.\n\nThe attack resulted in only minor damage to the shopfront, with no injuries reported.\n\nUnverified footage circulating online shortly after the incident appeared to show flames briefly spreading up the building's entrance before calming down.\n\nHAYI has claimed involvement in three additional incidents across the UK during the past week.\n\nThese include a failed firebombing attempt at a synagogue in Finchley, northwest London, and an arson attack on the studios of Iran International, an independent Farsi-language broadcaster.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Paedophile jailed after police swoop in on him watching child sex abuse material on the train\n  * Fraudster who stole from vulnerable customers exposed after showing off lavish holidays on social media\n  * Iranian arsonist imprisoned in Britain for 20 years wins appeal against deportation after claiming he was gay and that he would take his own life if forced to return\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe group also asserts it targeted the Israeli embassy in Kensington with drones allegedly carrying radioactive material.\n\nLast month, HAYI took credit for setting fire to four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity in Golders Green, northwest London.\n\nThe organisation has additionally claimed responsibility for multiple antisemitic attacks across Europe since hostilities began between Iran and the coalition of Israel and the United States.\n\nBy Saturday morning, scorch marks remained visible in a doorway adjacent to Jewish Futures' former headquarters on Hendon Way, a busy dual carriageway.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe entrance provides access to three storeys of residential accommodation above the vacant office space.\n\nOne resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said she only spotted the burn damage when leaving the building on Saturday. \"I feel really sorry for the Jewish community around here after all these incidents,\" she added.\n\nCommander Helen Flanagan of Counter Terrorism Policing London stated that while the arson is not currently being connected to other recent incidents in northwest London, counterterrorism officers are leading the investigation due to similarities between the attacks.\n\n\"We will be relentless in our pursuit of those responsible for this and other, similar, hateful attacks against London's communities,\" Ms Flanagan said.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Iran-linked Islamist group claims responsibility for arson attack on Jewish charity in London"
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