Overview

• Marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks, Keir Starmer warned of rising antisemitism and condemned planned university protests as showing disrespect for Jewish communities.
• Two worshippers, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, were killed in last week’s attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, intensifying security concerns.
• The government says it will amend Sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act to let police consider the cumulative impact of repeated protests when imposing conditions.
• Nearly 500 people were arrested at weekend events in Trafalgar Square linked to pro‑Palestine activism, prompting renewed focus on public order and policing resources.
• Conservative figures Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick attacked the government’s recognition of a Palestinian state and the timing of protests, while Starmer reiterated priorities of freeing hostages, increasing aid to Gaza, and pursuing a ceasefire leading to two states.