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A 49-year-old Iraqi national was charged on August 20, 2026, with failing to disclose information related to a 2025 Yom Kippur terrorist attack at Manchester's Heaton Park Synagogue that killed two worshippers. The defendant appeared by video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court on August 21 and denied the charge.
A gunman opened fire outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on the evening of September 20, 2026, during Yom Kippur, wounding a police officer and another person. The suspect died from injuries sustained in the incident.
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A 29-year-old man opened fire on a police officer outside Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on September 21, 2026, during Yom Kippur observance, triggering a shootout with up to 30 shots fired. A man was critically injured and a police officer was wounded; authorities have not confirmed whether the synagogue or Jewish community was targeted.
On 23 July 2026, Greater Manchester Police apologised and acknowledged a critical failure in investigating the Heaton Park synagogue attacker, with the chief constable stating that crucial phone data seized during an earlier search was not examined. The oversight represented a missed opportunity to prevent the attack.
On 24–25 September 2026, police in Belleville, Ontario, classified a shooting at a synagogue occurring during Yom Kippur as a hate-motivated attack against the Jewish community. The shooter was armed with multiple firearms and ammunition, prepared for a mass-casualty attack; two officers were credited with stopping the assault.
On September 24, 2026, during Yom Kippur, a former Canadian soldier opened fire outside a synagogue in Ontario, shouting antisemitic threats and striking a police officer. The incident represents a hate-motivated attack on a Jewish religious observance.
Mohammad Bashir has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting attacks on a UK synagogue and defense academy. Investigation revealed he and accomplice Jihad Al-Shamie had coordinated plans to target both locations.
Six months after a terrorist rammed a truck full of explosives into a Michigan synagogue, images were released of the building restored and reopened. Jonah Kaplan has more.
This took place less than 30 minutes from my home. I am a senior Metis Christian woman and I stand 💯 percent with my Jewish neighbours.
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized on August 30, 2026, to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus for comments he made in March linking a synagogue attack to broader cycles of violence. The apology was intended to ease concerns raised by Democratic leaders supporting his campaign.
On 2026-09-23, Israeli police arrested three minors, all Jerusalem residents, on suspicion of repeatedly vandalizing Kol Haneshama, a Reform synagogue that had been targeted at least four times in recent weeks with broken windows and removal of Pride flags. Police sought to extend the suspects' detention.
🕍 The ruins of the Great Synagogue of Constanța, Romania, as they stood abandoned and collapsing. Photo 2017.