An attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, took place on 29 June 2024. It was carried out by Miloà ¡ à ½ujoviÃÂ, a supporter of the Islamic State. à ½ujoviÃÂ, a convert to Islam, wounded a Serbian gendarme with a crossbow. The gendarme returned fire and killed him.
The Israeli embassy in Belgrade is located in the wealthy Dedinje neighborhood. According to interior minister Ivica DaÃÂiÃÂ, the attacker approached a small building near the embassy around 11:00, asking about a museum. The attacker then opened the door to the small building and fired a crossbow at a Serbian gendarme guarding the embassy, wounding him in the neck. The officer returned fire, killing the assailant.
The perpetrator was identified as Miloà ¡ à ½ujovià(; born 1999), also known by his Islamic name Salahudin, a local of Mladenovac who had converted to Islam and joined the Wahhabi movement. After converting to Islam, à ½ujoviàmoved to the Muslim-majority city of Novi Pazar with his wife who is from Plav, Montenegro. Interior minister Ivica DaÃÂiàbranded the incident as a terrorist attack, declaring a red threat level from terrorism. The same day, an alleged co-perpetrator and a known radical Islamist Igor Despotoviàwas arrested in Belgrade. As reported, Despotoviàhad a long and continuous communication with à ½ujoviàand was already previously convicted for inciting terrorist attacks.
Prior to the attack, à ½ujoviàrecorded a video message for his wife, mentioning "Israelis killing Muslims", alluding to the Gaza war.
Following the attack, Serbian president Aleksandar VuÃÂiàvisited the wounded gendarme Miloà ¡ Jevremoviàin the hospital and condemned the attack. VuÃÂiàstated the authorities are searching for more co-perpetrators.
The police operation continued in the following days, with the arrest of Kemal Begoviàfrom Novi Pazar, and Haris à  und, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, suspected of having connections with Islamic extremists. It was reported that among other things, Islamic State symbols and a video message pledging allegiance to that organization belonging to the arrested have been found.
On July 4, 2024, the Islamic State-controlled newspaper al-Naba published its 450th issue where they took credit for the attack on the Israeli embassy, featuring an image of Miloà ¡ à ½ujoviàpledging allegiance to the Islamic State, titling the release âÂÂThey are us and we are themâÂÂ.