PM attends prayer service for Israeli victims, as 5,000 pro-Palestinians rally outside Israeli embassy

Earlier at Downing Street, up to 2,000 attended a vigil in solidarity with the Jewish community. A few miles away, there was a huge police presence as thousands gathered outside the Israeli embassy - with fireworks aimed at the building.

Rishi Sunak is attending a prayer service for Israel following an unprecedented attack by Hamas - as pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside the Israeli embassy. The prime minister is expected to make an address in memory of the victims at a synagogue in north London. In Westminster earlier, hundreds of people also attended a Jewish community vigil for Israel - with security minister Tom Tugendhat and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy among the speakers.

' Israel under 'huge' rocket barrage - live updates Police 'step up patrols' Meanwhile, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has joined Metropolitan Police officers on a patrol in Golders Green - an area of north London with a prominent Jewish population. It came hours after a kosher restaurant in the area had its window smashed and cash register stolen, while 'Free Palestine' was graffitied on a nearby railway bridge.

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