Security measures in the Ghetto areas
of Rome and Venice, as well as around other sensitive locations
connected to local Jewish communities, have been further
heightened amid escalating violence in the Middle East, recent
anti-Semitic demonstrations and pro-Palestine marches announced
ahead of the first anniversary of the October 7 deadly Hamas
attack on Israel, security sources said Sunday.
In Rome, security measures in the area of the Ghetto, which were
already extremely high, were further "sensitized" in light of
the situation in the Middle East, as well as recent protests and
planned events ahead of October 7, the sources explained.
Security measures meanwhile were "raised" in Venice's Jewish
Ghetto - the oldest in Europe - and in other sensitive locations
of the Lagoon City, local central police department sources told
ANSA.
They added that the alert level had already been raised due to
the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The security situation is under control and constantly monitored
by police forces and the prefect of Venice, the sources
explained.
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