Delhi Police personnel will be present on the streets with heavy force during Friday prayers. Security has also been stepped up at Jewish religious establishments and the Israel Embassy. Delhi Police personnel will be present on the streets with heavy force during Friday prayers. Security has also been stepped up at Jewish religious establishments and the Israel Embassy.

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This comes after many countries, including the US, UK, France and Germany, heightened security around “potential Jewish targets” and “pro-Palestinian protesters” in view of the escalating violence in Israel. The ongoing conflict has taken a devastating toll, with more than 1,500 people killed in Gaza as Israel responded forcefully to Hamas’s surprise land-sea-air attack, which claimed the lives of 1,300 Israelis.