This is the moment a ‘wicked old man’ in Brighton mercilessly destroyed a memorial to the victims of the October 7 massacre.
The man, dressed in beige trousers and a shirt with a black cap, was filmed throwing flowers, throwing the badge, a football and teddy bears abandoned in Hove, Brighton, as a tribute to those who tragically lost their lives.
The woman filming can be heard gasping and asking ‘what the fuck…why’ in a low voice.
In the horrific images, loud bangs can be heard as he continues to ruin the memories that had been carefully placed there.
He was seen taking a flower pot and throwing it so that all the dirt fell out.
It comes ahead of today’s anniversary of the massacre that began with Hamas militants attacking music lovers at the Nova Festival, but continued with waves of horrific attacks that left 1,195 people dead.
Appalling footage shows a man mercilessly destroying a memorial in the UK to the victims of the October 7 massacre.
The man, dressed in beige trousers and a shirt with a black cap, was filmed throwing flowers, throwing away the badge, a football and teddy bears that had been left in Hove, Brighton, as a tribute to those who tragically lost their lives.
He was seen picking up a flower pot and throwing it so that all the dirt fell out.
A passerby then stood between the man and the tributes before telling him to leave.
As he took a photo of a person and looked like he was going to tear it up, another man yelled “oi” at him.
They both pointed at the ruined monument while the second man seemed to scold him.
The bystander then placed himself between the man and the tributes before pointing at him and telling him to leave.
“Go, go, come back, fuck off, carry on,” he said, walking behind the first man before turning back.
The shocking images were published yesterday on
“Not even dead Jews can be left alone.”
“Vandalism at its worst: disrespect for the memory of innocent lives lost,” another caption read.
“This breaks my heart,” one person commented. “I can’t imagine how evil you have to be to do something like this,” added a second.
Destroyed cars and personal belongings are scattered around the Nova festival grounds on October 13
Survivors and families of revelers who tragically died at Nova Festival during the deadly Hamas raid on October 7 commemorate the victims at a memorial concert.
The Nova Festival, an EDM music festival held just a few kilometers from the border with the Gaza Strip, was the first location attacked by Hamas on Black Saturday
Others called him an “evil old man” and “disgusting,” and some called for him to be arrested.
Some praised the bystander who intervened, commenting: “Congratulations to the guy who fixed it.”
A photo of the ruined shrine was posted on Instagram with a caption claiming it had been attacked “20 times” in 10 months, but “never this fiercely.”
‘It’s chilling to imagine what they could be capable of doing to a human being.
‘That’s enough.’
MailOnline has contacted Sussex Police for further information.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time the monument has been vandalized.
Towards the end of June, a yellow ribbon that the Chief Rabbi’s wife tied around a tree was vandalized with stickers reading “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” and “Free Palestine.”
Festival-goers flee when Hamas gunmen stormed the event on October 7 last year.
An Israeli officer walks around a camp at the festival near the Re’im Kibbutz on October 17.
The family of Liraz Assulin, 38, who fled the Nova festival, creates a monument in his honor, near the Kfar Aza kibbutz, southern Israel, on January 21, 2024.
It was reported to Sussex Police as a hate crime.
The tapes were also attacked by vandals when a link to an anti-Semitic website was scrawled on the back of them.
The shrine was created in November and people from across the Southeast visit to leave flowers and attend a daily service held there.
Adam Ma’anit is one of those behind the monument, whose relatives were murdered on October 7 and whose cousin Tsachi Idan is held hostage in Gaza.
she told him Jewish chronicle: ‘Israelis and Jews are targets of both the far right and the pro-Palestinian movement. They dehumanize hostages, demonize our community, and attack any symbol or memorial of their hatred.
‘No matter how many times they try to intimidate us, it won’t work. They have destroyed our monument 20 times and each time we rebuild it. We will never let the haters win.”
Today marks one year since Hamas fighters crossed into Israel on October 7 and launched attacks that killed 1,195 people, including 815 civilians, and destroyed millions of lives.
Charred and damaged cars along a desert road after an attack by Hamas militants at the Tribe of Nova Trance music festival near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel on Saturday, October 7.
Orly Efraim reacts near the marker of her niece Eden Liza Auhaion, who was killed in the deadly October 7 Hamas attack at the Nova music festival on April 7, 2024 in Re’im, Israel.
Destroyed cars and belongings left at the site of the Supernova Music Festival where hundreds were killed and dozens taken away by Hamas militants near the Gaza border, October 12, 2023.
Another 251 were kidnapped during the initial attack on Israel in the Gaza Strip, and many remain hostages.
The massacre was just the beginning, as Israel declared war on Gaza and launched a military campaign that has killed more than 41,000 people, mainly women and children, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
There has also been a wave of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate incidents hitting the UK.
Tell Mama UK recorded 4,971 incidents of anti-Muslim hate last year, the highest total in 14 years.
According to The Guardian, it said 63 per cent of reported hate cases were abusive in nature, while 27 per cent involved threatening behaviour.
The majority took place in London, the North West of England, Yorkshire and the Midlands.
