On 19 September 1972, a
letter bomb delivered to the Embassy exploded, killing
Ami Shachori, an Israeli diplomat. Seven other bombs claimed to have been sent by the
Palestinian terrorist group
Black September were either not delivered, or detected. On 3 June 1982, Ambassador of Israel
Shlomo Argov was shot and seriously injured on departing an event at the
Dorchester Hotel where he was guest of honour. A terror cell claiming to have split from the
PLO and headed by
Abu Nidal took credit for the attack. After a lengthy coma, Argov died of his wounds in 2003. The incident is widely reported as being a key factor in the
1982 Lebanon War. On 26 July 1994, a
car bomb exploded outside the embassy, partially destroying the front of the building and injuring 20 people within and outside the building. The blast damaged shops on nearby
Kensington High Street, and blew out windows in
Kensington Palace. and at least one court sentence for those taking part in the violence. On 28 April 2025, an armed man was arrested while trespassing on embassy grounds and charged with preparing acts of terrorism. The
Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism division stated that they believed the suspect acted alone. On 17 April 2026, the
Metropolitan Police opened a
counter-terrorism investigation after a video appeared online in which
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, a militant group mainly targeting Jewish and Israeli institutions, argued that it was planning an attack on the embassy using drones carrying “dangerous substances.” Discarded items were discovered near the embassy building, but no attack took place and no injuries or damage were reported. The police are investigating whether the items found were at all related to the organizations' claim. ==Renovations and re-dedication ==