"The ribbons, which symbolise calls for a return of the hostages taken by Hamas on 7 October 2023, were put up in Muswell Hill, north London, ahead of the two-year anniversary of the attacks in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 hostages taken. Ben Paul, who put up the ribbons, previously told BBC London their removal was "morally repugnant"."
"The Met Police said a 36-year-old woman voluntarily attended a police station on Tuesday and was interviewed under caution. The incident is being treated as racially aggravated criminal damage. When challenged as she cut the yellow ribbons from the fence on Fortis Green Road, the woman in the video said she was committing no crime, and when she was described as "disgusting", she replied: "I think condoning genocide is disgusting.""
"A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said on Tuesday that officers were carrying out "reassurance patrols" in the Muswell Hill area. BBC/Harry Low Speaking in the aftermath of the removal of the ribbons, Mr Paul said: "It's all about hostages, human beings. I don't care what your politics are: this is a simple tale of morality." It is thought 48 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, 20 of whom are believed to be alive."
A video showed a woman cutting yellow ribbons dedicated to Israeli hostages from a fence in Muswell Hill, north London, ahead of the two-year anniversary of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks. The ribbons called for the return of hostages taken during attacks that killed about 1,200 people and abducted 251 hostages. A 36-year-old woman voluntarily attended a police station and was interviewed under caution, with the incident treated as racially aggravated criminal damage. The woman said she was committing no crime and condemned condoning genocide. Organisers called the removal morally repugnant. Police carried out reassurance patrols. Around 48 Israeli hostages are thought to remain in Gaza, 20 believed alive.
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