Born: 2001;

Place of Birth: Singapore;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Singaporean;

General Info:
Amirull Ali was detained under the Internal Security Act for his plan to stab local Jewish community members after their prayer service at Maghain Aboth Synagogue in the city-state.

Ali was serving as a national serviceman in the Singapore Armed Forces at the time of his arrest and is believed to have been self-radicalized since at least the age of 14, when he became interested in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

He seemed to have operated under the assumption that any Jewish worshipers he would be able to kill would have been involved in Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip.

Ali was alleged to be under the impression that, should he die while striking a blow for Hamas, he would reach heaven.

He planned several attacks, going as far as to practice stabbing movements with a practice-knife, learning about the human body to carry out an effective attack, and visiting the synagogue to familiarize himself with it.

Also, he was careful not to take pictures of the site when he visited it and instead studied photographs of it to make his plans.

His reasons for putting off the attack were that he was concerned he would be arrested, not killed, and so would not reach heaven and never be able to join Hamas in the Gaza Strip.