Good Morning Britain came to a halt for a breaking news announcement just minutes into the programme. Ed Balls and Susanna Reid shared the shocking news that four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organisation were set on fire overnight. Susanna began: "We start with breaking news this morning with an investigation underway in North London after four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organisation were set on fire in the early hours of this morning.

Police have confirmed they are treating the attack as an antisemitic hate crime and are looking for three suspects." Ed added that the fire had been dealt with and that no one was injured before handing over to Sangeeta Kandola, who reported live from Golders Green, where the incident took place. Two police cars and a fire engine could be seen behind Sangeeta, who explained that the area was still cordoned off.

Sharing further details on the incident, Sangeeta said: "Around 1:45am in the early hours of this morning, four ambulances were set on fire in a suspected arson attack."

She explained that the ambulances belong to a Jewish voluntary group that has provided free emergency response services to the local community for five decades.

Sangeeta continued: "They belong to the Jewish voluntary group Hatzola, who provide emergency response teams and transportation for local people for free, and they've been operating here for some 50 years.

"It's really hit people hard here; they're very concerned. Luckily, nobody was hurt. People did say they heard loud explosions around 1:45 this morning, but police say they were likely oxygen canisters that were on board those ambulances."

Many of those living in the area were evacuated as a precaution, but have now returned to their homes. Meanwhile, several road closures around the area remain in place.

Sangeeta added that police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Local resident and councillor Shimon Ryde said the ambulances were parked next to a synagogue.

"It's very shocking, [but] it's not unexpected," he said. "The Jewish community is very aware of the danger we live in."

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis described the arson attacks as a "particularly sickening assault - not only on the Jewish community, but on the values we share as a society".

He praised the "extraordinary" Hatzola ambulance service, explaining that its "sole mission is to protect life, Jewish and non-Jewish alike".

"The targeting of Hatzola by people so committed to terror, hatred and the desecration of life is a most painful illustration of the ongoing battle between those who sanctify life and those who seek to destroy it," he added in his post on X.

"At a time when Jewish communities around the world are facing a growing pattern of these violent attacks, we will meet this moment with shared resolve and stand together against hatred and intimidation."