(BBC) The Israel-Gaza war has created a new “radicalisation moment” in the UK with the potential to push more people towards terrorism, the head of counter-terrorism policing has said.
Matt Jukes said “extraordinary amounts” of online comment, amplified by misinformation and AI-generated false images, had fuelled the “intense risk.”
He compared the effect of the conflict to wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.
There have now been 33 arrests under terrorism laws related to Israel-Gaza.
These include people arrested for comments or slogans on protests. Officers would not confirm if terror plots had been detected.
