The attacker who carried out the deadly assault on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, Jihad al-Shami, was recently released on bail after being investigated for suspected rape and was due to appear in court. This was reported in the British Guardian. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reported that the attacker's father, Faraj al-Shami, who works as a surgeon, celebrated the October 7 massacre and praised Hamas. "Take good care of your weapons and aim them precisely for your brothers," Faraj wrote on Facebook hours after the massacre began.