Moment an ‘evil old man’ trashes an October 7th anniversary memorial in Brighton – as calls rise to find and arrest him over ‘disgusting’ act
This is the moment an ‘evil old man’ in Brighton heartlessly destroyed a memorial to victims of the October 7 massacre.
The man, dressed in beige trousers and a shirt with a black cap, was filmed tossing flowers, throwing the plaque, a football and teddy bears left in Hove, Brighton as a tribute to those who tragically lost their lives.
The woman filming can be heard gasping and asking ‘what the f**k…why’ quietly.
Loud bangs can be heard in the atrocious footage as he continued to mess up the mementos which had been painstakingly placed there.
He was seen picking up a planter and throwing it so that all of the soil fell out.
It comes ahead of today’s anniversary of the massacre which began with Hamas militants attacking music lovers at the Nova Festival, but continued with waves of horrifying attacks which led to 1,195 people dying.
Atrocious footage shows a man heartlessly destroying a memorial in the UK to victims of the October 7 massacre
The man, dressed in beige trousers and a shirt with a black cap, was filmed tossing flowers, throwing the plaque, a football and teddy bears which had been left in Hove, Brighton as a tribute to those who tragically lost their lives
He was seen picking up a planter and throwing it so that all of the soil fell out
A passerby then positioned himself between the man and the tributes before telling him to go
As he picked up a photo of a person and looked as if he was going to rip it up, another man shouted ‘oi’ at him.
They both pointed at the ruined memorial as the second man seemed to tell him off.
The passerby then positioned himself between the man and the tributes before pointing and telling him to go.
‘Go, go, get back, f**k off, go on’ he said, walking after the first man before turning back.
The shocking footage was posted on X yesterday with the caption: ‘Breaking: A memorial honouring the victims murdered on October 7, 2023, in Israel by Hamas in Brighton, UK was completely destroyed by this man.
‘Even dead Jews can not be left alone in peace.’
‘Vandalism at its worst—disrespecting the memory of the innocent lives lost,’ another caption read.
‘This breaks my heart,’ one person commented. ‘I just cannot imagine how evil you have to be to do something like this’ a second added.
Destroyed cars and personal items are scattered around the Nova festival site, on October 13
Survivors and family members of revellers who tragically died at the Nova Festival during Hamas’ deadly incursion on October 7 commemorating the victims at a memorial concert
The Nova Festival, an EDM music festival held just a few kilometres away from the border with the Gaza Strip, was the first site attacked by Hamas on Black Saturday
Others labelled him an ‘evil old man’ and ‘disgusting’, with some calling for him to be arrested.
Some praised the passerby who intervened, commenting: ‘Well done to the guy who sorted it out.’
A photo of the ruined shrine was posted on Instagram with a caption claiming it’s been attacked ’20 times’ in 10 months, but ‘never this ferociously’.
‘It’s chilling to imagine what they could be capable of doing to a human being.
‘Enough is enough.’
MailOnline has approached Sussex Police for more information.
Sadly, this is not the first time the memorial has been vandalised.
Towards the end of June, a yellow ribbon which the wife of the Chief Rabbi tied around a tree was vandalised with stickers reading ‘Boycott Israeli Apartheid’ and ‘Free Palestine’.
Festivalgoers flee as Hamas gunmen storm the event on October 7 last year
An Israeli officer walks around a campsite at the festival near Re’im kibbutz on October 17
The family of Liraz Assulin, 38, who fled from the Nova festival, creates a memorial for her, near Kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel, January 21, 2024
It was reported to Sussex Police as a hate crime.
The ribbons were also targeted by vandals when a link to an antisemitic website was scrawled on the back of them.
The shrine was created in November and people visit from all over the southeast to leave flowers and attend a daily service held there.
Adam Ma’anit is one of those behind the memorial, whose relatives were murdered on October 7 and whose cousin Tsachi Idan is a hostage in Gaza.
She told the Jewish Chronicle: ‘Israelis and Jews are targets for both the far right and the pro-Palestinian movement. They dehumanise the hostages, demonise our community and target any symbols or memorials for their hate.
‘No matter how many times they try to intimidate us, it will not work. They have destroyed our memorial 20 times, and each time, we build it back again. We will never let the haters win.’
Today marks one year since Hamas fighters crossed into Israel on October 7 and launched attacks which 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 on the October 7 Hamas deadly attack at the Nova music festival on April 7, 2024 in Re’im, Israel
Destroyed cars and belongings left at the Supernova Music Festival site where hundreds were killed and dozens taken by Hamas militants near the border with Gaza, on October 12, 2023
A further 251 were kidnapped during the initial attack on Israel to the Gaza Strip, and many remain hostages.
The massacre was just the beginning, as Israel declared war in 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 in the past year, the highest total in 14 years.
According to The Guardian, it said 63 per cent of the hate cases reported were abusive in nature while 27 per cent involved threatening behaviour.
Most took place in London, the north-west of England, Yorkshire and the Midlands.
