Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command are appealing for anyone in the UK who has direct evidence related to the terrorist attacks in southern Israel to contact police.
The attacks began on Saturday, 7 October and continued into the following days. UK nationals are among those who were killed or are missing.
Specialist officers are in close contact with colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to act upon information about UK nationals being received.
Family liaison officers from UK police forces are supporting the affected families. UK policing also has a role in assisting with any repatriation of their loved ones back to the UK.
In addition, we have started gathering information that may assist any subsequent coronial process.
This appeal is directed at anyone who may have already returned from Israel in the past few days and has footage or images of the terrorist attacks.
There may also be people in the UK who have friends, relatives or loved ones in Israel and have been sent direct messages, images or videos.
We would ask that people don’t report footage or information that they have come across through open source research – media reports, online or on social media.
Footage and other material can be shared via https://ukpoliceimageappeal.co.uk/upload/choose, or police can be contacted in confidence on 0800 789 321.
Officers have also been deployed to ports across the country, as part of our efforts to engage with, and offer assistance to, anyone returning from Israel.
