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Eighteen police officers were injured, with four taken to hospital for further treatment, local police said.
The “figures released just show what every British Jew already knows—antisemitic hate crimes in the U.K. remain at a historic high,” said the vice president of the Board of Deputies.
The sighting comes a day after a shark was seen off the coast of Ashkelon and two weeks after one was spotted in Ashdod, both cities south of Bat Yam.
Jihad al-Shamie, a British national of Syrian descent, had been released on bail following an alleged rape and was married to three women.
“What country would allow more than 1,200 of its citizens to be massacred on its soil without taking retaliatory measures?” Denis Ducarme asked.
Israel’s foreign Minister framed the summit as another attempt by Emmanuel Macron “to divert attention from his domestic problems at Israel’s expense.”
“This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world, but particularly for the hostages, their families, and for the civilian population of Gaza,” said U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Suspects Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein aimed to kill hundreds of people, according to prosecutors.
“I don’t believe there is another case like this in the world or in history,” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said.
European Parliament member Rima Hassan was detained by Israel for taking part in a Gaza protest flotilla.
“We are fighting for the basic right of every person to live [in] peace and safety,” a Nova Music Festival survivor told the London crowd.
Four European public broadcasters have already announced they will withdraw from the singing contest if Israeli artists take part.
