📰 1 source 6 articles · 28 Oct 2026, 08:25 → 16 days ago

Knife attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade: attacker killed and security alert raised to maximum

Serbian authorities said a young man attacked with two knives a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade shortly after midnight, lightly wounding him before being shot dead. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack, and the attacker was later identified as Darijo Nikolić, 18, from the village of Bela Reka near Šabac in western Serbia.

📍 Where things stand: Investigations continue after the attacker was identified and found to have been known to security services, while the security alert level remains at maximum.

⏱️ Timeline

28 Oct 2026, 08:25 Al-Arabiya reported that Serbian police opened fire on a person in front of the Israeli embassy who tried to attack the embassy, without details on his identity, condition or the circumstances.
28 Oct 2026, 08:27 AFP, citing Serbian police, reported that security forces killed a person outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade after he tried to attack the embassy, amid an unprecedented security alert at the site.
28 Oct 2026, 12:23 Serbian authorities announced that a minor attacked with two knives a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade shortly after midnight, lightly wounding him before the attacker was shot dead. Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack, that the attacker was a supporter of ISIS and shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, and the security alert level was raised to maximum. Reports noted it was at least the second attack on security personnel near the embassy.
28 Oct 2026, 20:42 Reports said the identity of the attacker on the Israeli embassy had been established, and that he is a young man aged 18 who had been under the monitoring of security agencies.
29 Oct 2026, 00:14 Serbian media identified the attacker as Darijo Nikolić, 18, from the village of Bela Reka near Šabac in western Serbia, and said his family had reported him missing before the attack. According to Blic newspaper he had previously been deported from Germany over extremist Islamic posts, and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić confirmed the young man was known to the security services.