Are sheltering in the area. gaza s health ministry says the death toll is now more than 34,000. the london mayor arranges an urgent meeting with the met commissioner after the handling of a jewish man during a pro palestinian demonstration. the man was steered away during a protest after an officer said he appeared openlyjewish . now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. a thrilling match at wembley as manchester united are taken to a penalty shoot out against coventry city. double dessers for rangers means they ll meet celtic in the scottish cup final after defeating hearts at hampden.
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Sir mark has apologised for the incident, the second apology in three days, saying he wants london to be a city where everyone feels safe. since the hamas attacks of the 7th of october and israel s response, every weekend, the politics of the middle east have been brought to the streets of london, putting increasing pressure on the met to get the balance right between allowing legitimate protest and cracking down on hate speech and intimidation. strong voices, mainly on the right, believe the force has got that balance wrong and also want the commissioner to go. but the prime minister doesn t. downing street says he was appalled by the incident and there are questions to answer. what has happened is a serious misstep because what we can t be saying to particular groups in society is that their very presence is a provocation. you don t want anybody of any
For some of the dead. the uk prime minister s office says rishi sunak is appalled by the way the metropolitan police treated a jewish man during a pro palestinian march in london last weekend. an officer told gideon falter he might provoke a reaction from the demonstrators, because he was openlyjewish. there have been calls for the met police commissioner, mark rowley, to resign. he is due to meet the london mayor tomorrow and the home secretary during the week to discuss the incident. well, the met police has issued a statement outlining the steps they are taking a adress the situation. it says.
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