Manchester Synagogue Terror Attack Kills Two, Injures Several on Yom Kippur

A terror attack occurred on October 2 at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, where a man drove a car into worshippers and then stabbed others outside during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Two Jewish men, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, were killed, and several others were seriously injured. The attacker, identified as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was shot dead by armed police at the scene. The incident has deeply shaken Jewish communities across the UK, prompting increased police presence at synagogues nationwide, and highlighting a worrying rise in antisemitism, especially since the October 7 conflict between Israel and Hamas. Experts and community leaders have expressed sorrow and concern, linking the attack to intensifying antisemitic sentiment and warning about the impact of political rhetoric on Jewish safety. The attack is being treated as a terrorist incident, with authorities investigating the motives behind it.