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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
NYPD steps up protection of religious sites after Qatar airstrike
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLuke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.
NYPD officers stand guard during an anti-Israel rally at the Israeli consulate on October 9, 2023 in New York City, two days after the Hamas attack on southern Israel. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
The NYPD says it is “tracking the situation unfolding in Qatar” after Israeli airstrikes targeted Hamas leaders in Doha.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we’re deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC,” the police say in a statement.
The NYPD is also coordinating its response with federal authorities, the statement says.
Law enforcement in New York often increases presence at Jewish sites and other locations during unrest in the Middle East due to fears the conflict could spill over into the city.
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