Jihad al-Shamie rammed his car into pedestrians and stabbed worshippers at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester on October 2,2025, killing Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz while injuring three others during Yom Kippur services. Greater Manchester Police shot al-Shamie dead at the scene, with Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson stating one death and one injury likely resulted from police gunfire as officers prevented further harm. Pro-Palestine protests proceeded that evening in London and Manchester, drawing condemnation from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as insensitive, while Green Party co-leader Zack Polanski defended the right to protest against Israel’s Gaza offensive without conflating it with the antisemitic violence.
