Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeJihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, made the call after driving a car into pedestrians and attacking people with a knife at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Greater Manchester areaShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReutersOctober 08, 2025The man whose attack on a synagogue in northern England last week resulted in the deaths of two Jewish worshippers phoned police to say he was acting for Islamic State, British media reported on Wednesday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismEurope JewsU.K.ISISTrending NowBari Weiss Let Netanyahu Pick Interviewer for '60 Minutes,' Report SaysStolen Rare Coin Showing Temple Artifacts Being Returned From New York to Israel'Where's the World?' Can't Apply Only When Sexual Violence Victims Are IsraeliChina Bans Images Comparing Xi Jinping to Which Disney Character?NYT Hits Back After Israel Threatens to Sue Over Column Alleging Sexual AbuseCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesJerusalem DayIsrael ElectionsIranNetanyahu-UAEPalestinian InmatesMicrosoftJerusalem Tunnel HaQuizHaaretz PodcastFrantic and Frenzied, Even Netanyahu No Longer Believes He Can Win the ElectionIsraeli Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Combat, IDF Announces'The Best Song in the World': In Her New Album, Hila Ruach Lets the Light InNYT Hits Back After Israel Threatens to Sue Over Column Alleging Sexual AbuseReleased Gaza Flotilla Leader: 'It's Your Responsibility to End the Genocide'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'