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Hostages ‘tortured, starved and kept in chains for two years’

Former captives tell Israeli media about the horrific conditions they faced at the hands of Hamas

By JC Reporter

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Avinatan Or, pictured with his parents, was held alone for the entire two years

Armed Police and emergency responders gather near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue following the terror attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Heaton park synagogue attack

Manchester Jewish day centre evacuated after ‘suspicious substance’ found

By JC Reporter

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Jihad Al-Shamie launched a terror attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester last Thursday (Image: X/ David Atherton)

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Manchester synagogue attacker had three wives and pledged allegiance to ISIS in 999 call

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Faraj Al-Shamie celebrated the birth of his grandson with a post on Facebook

Heaton park synagogue attack

Neighbours allegedly reported Heaton Park attacker to police years before he carried out the terror attack in Manchester

By Daniel Ben-David

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The new Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally giving her first address at Canterbury Cathedral (Image: Getty)

Christianity

New Archbishop of Canterbury condemns antisemitism in her first address

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Emergency services at the scene at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation terorr attack in Manchester (Image: Getty)

Heaton park synagogue attack

Manchester terror attack victim sustained gunshot wound from weapon fired by police, GMP confirm

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

A family embrace on the street following the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

By Josh Aronson

I saw the Manchester attack unfold. How we respond shows who we are as a society

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Two Manchester synagogue attack victims named

The victims’ families have been notified and are being supported, Greater Manchester Police said

By Katie Grant

1 min read

October 3, 2025 08:59

Melvin Cravitz, 66, died during the Yom Kippur terror attack

Chief Rabbi’s ‘heart shattered’ by Manchester synagogue terror attack

‘This is the day we hoped we would never see, but which deep down, we knew would come,’ Sir Ephraim Mirvis said

By Katie Grant

1 min read

October 2, 2025 21:18

The UK's Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (Photo: Getty)

‘Shocked but not surprised’: British Jews ‘saw synagogue terror attack coming’

‘This attack was sadly something we feared was coming’ the Board of Deputies and JLC said in a joint statement

By Katie Grant

2 min read

October 2, 2025 21:04

Rabbi Daniel Walker (third left, dressed in white), who leads Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, stands among armed police officers as they talk with members of the Jewish community outside the shul following the terror attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

Synagogue attacker named as Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent

A Prestwich neighbour of the killer told a reporter she recognised him from photographs

By JC Reporter

3 min read

October 2, 2025 20:24

The attacker as he was trying to get into the shul

Christian and Muslim community leaders express 'solidarity' with ‘Jewish neighbours’ in Manchester

‘Such acts of violence have no place in our city,’ the Bishop of Manchester said

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

October 2, 2025 20:12

The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend Dr David Walker (Photo: Church of England)

Prime Minister Starmer to do ‘everything in my power’ to protect Jewish community following Manchester terror attack

This morning’s attack was against ‘Jews because they are Jews’, Starmer said

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

October 2, 2025 19:10

Prime Minister Starmer to do ‘everything in my power’ to protect Jewish community following Manchester terror attack

Synagogue security and worshippers praised for ‘immediate bravery’ in the face of Manchester attacker

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police said their actions, combined with the police’s fast response, stopped the terrorist gaining entry to the building

By Katie Grant

1 min read

October 2, 2025 15:35

Greater Manchester Police chief constable Stephen Watson speaks to members of the media following the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall (Photo: Getty)

Police declare Manchester synagogue attack terror incident

Two people have been arrested in connection with the Yom Kippur attack which has left two people dead

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

October 2, 2025 15:01

Emergency services at the scene of an incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, where police have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public (Photo: Getty)

By Stephen Pollard

Manchester was always coming –authorities have let Jew-haters roam free

We know nothing yet of the attacker’s identity. But we know everything about the climate that made this atrocity possible: years of antisemitism on Britain’s streets, tolerated until it turned deadly today

1 min read

October 2, 2025 12:14

Members of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester and Police officers following a stabbing and car attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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Terrorism

Hostages ‘tortured, starved and kept in chains for two years’

Manchester Jewish day centre evacuated after ‘suspicious substance’ found

Manchester synagogue attacker had three wives and pledged allegiance to ISIS in 999 call

Neighbours allegedly reported Heaton Park attacker to police years before he carried out the terror attack in Manchester

New Archbishop of Canterbury condemns antisemitism in her first address

Manchester terror attack victim sustained gunshot wound from weapon fired by police, GMP confirm

I saw the Manchester attack unfold. How we respond shows who we are as a society

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