Abdullah Albadri jailed for life after Israeli embassy breach attempt
Albadri received a life sentence with a 20-year minimum term after trying to enter the Israeli embassy in London while carrying two knives.
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Abdullah Albadri was sentenced at the Old Bailey on 5 October 2026 to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years. [1] Mrs Justice Lambert KC imposed the sentence, according to a PA Wire report carried by the Evening Standard. [2]
On 28 April 2025, Albadri tried to climb the Israeli embassy’s perimeter fence in west London. Armed diplomatic protection officers detained him before he entered the grounds. Two knives were recovered from his clothing after his arrest. [1]
An Old Bailey jury convicted him of preparing terrorist acts and two offences of possessing a bladed article in a public place. The attempted entry did not result in an attack inside the embassy grounds. [1]
The Crown Prosecution Service said the central question at trial was why Albadri went to the embassy. Prosecutors argued that he had chosen it as a symbolic target and intended to influence the Israeli government through threatened or actual violence. The CPS said the jury accepted that case. [1]
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