Israel Status: Reported; attacker's age unclear

Attacker Shot Dead Outside Israel's Embassy in Belgrade

By AFNS Research Desk · October 28, 2026 · 1 min read

View over Belgrade and the Sava River from Kalemegdan fortress — Photo: Boksi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)

Summary

A man armed with two knives attacked a Serbian police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Belgrade just after midnight. The officer, who suffered a minor cut, shot him dead. Serbia called it a terrorist attack and raised its national terror threat level to red. Israel says no embassy staff were hurt.

An attacker with two knives went after a police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Belgrade just after midnight local time
The officer suffered a minor facial cut and shot the attacker dead; prosecutors ruled it self-defense
Serbia called it a terrorist attack and raised its national terror threat level to red, the highest
Serbia says the suspect was a known Islamic State supporter under surveillance
Israel's foreign ministry says no embassy staff were hurt because the embassy was closed
Reports conflict on the attacker's age; AFNS is not naming him
It is the second attack on the embassy since June 2024

Status: Reported; attacker's age unclear. This account comes from the Serbian government, BBC and AP. AFNS is not naming the attacker.

What happened

Just after midnight local time, a man armed with two knives attacked a Serbian police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Belgrade. The attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar" (BBC; AP).

The officer suffered a minor cut to his face and shot the attacker dead.
Prosecutors ruled the shooting self-defense.

Serbia's response

Terrorism: Serbian authorities called it a terrorist attack (Government of Serbia).
The suspect: officials said he was a known Islamic State supporter who was under surveillance.
Threat level: Serbia raised its national terror threat level to red, the highest.

Israel's response

Israel's foreign ministry said no embassy staff were hurt because the embassy was closed at the time (BBC; AP).

Conflicting reports on the attacker's age

Reports conflict on how old the attacker was. Officials have said he was a minor, but emergency services told the Beta news agency he was 24 (as reported by BBC and AP). AFNS is not naming him.