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’ callously vandalized a memorial to the victims of the October 7 massacre in Brighton.
The man, wearing beige trousers and a shirt with a black cap, was filmed throwing flowers, the plaque, a football and teddy bears in Hove, Brighton in tribute to those who tragically lost their lives.
You hear the woman filming gasp and softly ask ‘what the f**k…why’.
In the gruesome footage, loud bangs can be heard as he continued to destroy the souvenirs that had been painstakingly placed there.
He was seen picking up a planter and throwing it in such a way that all the soil fell out.
It coincides with today’s anniversary of the massacre that began when Hamas militants attacked music lovers at the Nova Festival but continued with waves of horrific attacks that left 1,195 people dead.
Gruesome footage shows a man callously vandalizing a memorial in Britain to the victims of the October 7 massacre
The man, wearing beige trousers and a shirt with a black cap, was filmed throwing flowers, the plaque, a football and teddy bears left in Hove, Brighton in tribute to those who tragically lost their lives .
He was seen picking up a planter and throwing it in such a way that all the soil fell out
A passerby then positioned himself between the man and the tribute before telling him to go
As he picked up a photo of a person and looked like he wanted to tear it to pieces, another man shouted “oi” at him.
They both pointed to the ruined monument as the second man seemed to warn him.
The passerby then positioned himself between the man and the tribute before pointing at him and telling him to go.
“Go, go, go back, fuck off, keep going,” he said, walking behind the first man before turning around.
The shocking images were posted on
‘Even dead Jews cannot be left alone.’
“Vandalism at its worst: disrespecting the memory of the innocent lives lost,” read another caption.
“This breaks my heart,” one person commented. “I just can’t imagine how evil you must be to do something like this,” a second added.
On October 13, destroyed cars and personal belongings are scattered across the Nova festival grounds
Survivors and relatives of revelers who tragically died at the Nova Festival during the deadly Hamas raid on October 7 to commemorate the victims during a memorial concert
The Nova Festival, an EDM music festival held just a few kilometers from the Gaza Strip border, was the first venue attacked by Hamas on Black Saturday.
Others branded him a “bad old man” and “disgusting,” with some calling for his arrest.
Some praised the passerby who intervened, saying: ‘Well done to the man who solved it.’
A photo of the destroyed shrine was posted on Instagram with the caption claiming it has been attacked “20 times” in 10 months, but “never this fierce.”
‘It’s horrifying to imagine what they can do to a human.
‘Enough is enough.’
MailOnline has contacted Sussex Police for more information.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time the monument has been vandalized.
In late June, a yellow ribbon that the chief rabbi’s wife had tied around a tree was vandalized with stickers reading “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” and “Free Palestine.”
Festival goers flee as Hamas gunmen storm the event on October 7 last year
An Israeli officer walks around a campsite at the festival near the kibbutz of Re’im on October 17
The family of Liraz Assulin, 38, who fled 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 anti-Semitic website was scrawled on the back.
The shrine was established in November and people come from all over the Southeast to leave flowers and attend a daily service.
Adam Ma’anit is one of the people behind the monument, whose relatives were murdered on October 7 and whose cousin Tsachi Idan was taken hostage in Gaza.
She told me Jewish Chronicle: ‘Israelis and Jews are targets for both the far right and the pro-Palestinian movement. They dehumanize the hostages, demonize our community, and target any symbols or memorials because of their hatred.
“No matter how much they try to intimidate us, it won’t work. They have destroyed our monument twenty times, and each time we rebuild it. We will never let the haters win.”
Today marks one year since Hamas fighters entered Israel on October 7, launching attacks that killed 1,195 people, including 815 civilians, and destroyed millions of lives.
Charred and damaged cars line a desert road after an attack by Hamas militants on the Tribe of Nova Trance music festival near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel on Saturday, October 7
Orly Efraim reacts at the marker of her niece Eden Liza Auhaion, who was killed during the deadly October 7 Hamas attack on 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 by Hamas militants near the Gaza border, on October 12, 2023
Another 251 were kidnapped during Israel’s first attack on 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, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-led Health Ministry.
There has also been a wave of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain.
Tell Mama UK recorded 4,971 incidents of anti-Muslim hatred last year, the highest number in 14 years.
According to The Guardian, 63 percent of reported hate cases were offensive in nature, while 27 percent involved threatening behavior.
Most took place in London, the North West of England, Yorkshire and the Midlands.