Syrian-born Faraj Al-Shamie, father of 35-year-old Islamist attacker Jihad Al-Shamie, has posted regularly on social media since before the Syrian civil war, often referencing Israel.

The father of the Manchester synagogue attacker praised the Oct 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in a series of disturbing Facebook posts.

Attacker, 35, who was shot dead after attack, was described as ordinary by neighbours and became a father last year

Syrian-born Faraj Al-Shamie, father of 35-year-old Islamist attacker Jihad Al-Shamie, has posted regularly on social media since before the Syrian civil war, often referencing…

Faraj al-Shamie expresses ‘deep shock and sorrow’ at actions of son but in 2023 Facebook post he praised Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel