(Press Release) Officers investigating hate crime and terrorism offences linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas have made a number of arrests.
A 37-year-old man was arrested at an address in west London on Friday, 17 November, following an investigation into Hamas-related online posts.
He was arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism (Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006), and showing support for a proscribed organisation (Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000).
This follows a report made to police in late October about posts on social media which appeared to be supportive of Hamas and the attacks in Israel on 7 October.
An investigation was launched by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command after the content was assessed by the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU).
