Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing

2025 Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing
Berlin Holocaust memorial
LocationBerlin, Germany
Date21 February 2025
TargetJews
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponsKnife
InjuredSpanish tourist
PerpetratorWassim al M.
MotiveAntisemitism, Islamism

On 21 February 2025, a knife attack occurred at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, resulting in the severe injury of a 30-year-old Spanish tourist. The peretrator, identified as 19-year-old Syrian asylum seeker Wassim al M, reportedly expressed a desire to kill Jews. He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment in 2026.