Following the Hamas attacks in Israel and the ongoing military action in Gaza, Greater Manchester Police stepped up its policing presence to provide reassurance to communities. With the ongoing ground operations by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in Gaza, police in Salford have been keeping a hight profile presence in Higher Broughton as part of Project Servator which has recently seen police deployed around Broughton and Cheetham Hill. Since the attack on villages along the border between Gaza and Israel by Hamas on the 7th October, there has been a rise in antisemitic attacks across the world. Higher Broughton is home to Salford's Jewish community and so police have been on the ground reassuring residents in the area which already has local private security teams in place to safeguard the community. As part of Project Servator, officers were deployed to Northumberland Street and King David's School. Since 7 October, there have been a number of vigils, demonstrations, and other public gatherings. Many of these events have attracted thousands of people and have generally been peaceful. The number of protests-related arrests remains low at 7, which relates to a range of offences. A protest held outside the HQ of the BBC at MediaCity UK saw thousands attend but passed off peacefully and without any major incidents. In a press release earlier in the month a spokesperson for GMP, said: “There is no place for hate crime in Manchester. The force is committed to safeguarding people and property, and taking action against offenders. “Our priority is always to keep people safe. All incidences of hate crime should be reported so GMP can respond swiftly, and so that we can understand where tensions are building and take action. “Anyone who is concerned can approach officers directly and their neighbourhood officers are also contactable via the ‘Your Area’ pages of our website – gmp.police.uk. “Hate crimes can also be reported online – anonymously – through the True Vision website: www.report-it.org.uk”