Germany, France step up security at Jewish sites after Hamas attack

Germany and France move to reinforce security around Jewish synagogues, schools and monuments after the surprise attack by Palestinian terror group Hamas against Israel.

Germany tightens police protection of Jewish and Israeli institutions, as some supporters of the Palestinians took to the streets of Berlin to celebrate the attack.

France focuses on Jewish synagogues and schools in cities across the country.

“In Berlin, police protection has been immediately stepped up,” Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser tells Bild newspaper. “The federal government and the regions are closely coordinating their actions.”

Germany’s authorities were also closely watching “potential supporters of Hamas in the Islamist sphere.” she adds.

In the UK, London’s police service says it had increased patrols across parts of the UK capital after “a number of incidents … in relation to the ongoing conflict in Israel and the border with Gaza.”

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