Scotland Yard and its beleaguered commissioner are under renewed scrutiny over their handling of Gaza protests in London.
“Britain’s streets have become another frontier in the war between Israel and Hamas,” said The Times‘s crime editor Ben Ellery, “and often the police are being caught in the crossfire.” A “series of flashpoints” involving supporters of Israel and Palestinians has “plunged” police forces “into complex scenarios and at times drawn criticism for its handling of them”.
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