Security group advises vigilance around shuls in wake of attacks

It reminded members of the Jewish community to:

- Be alert for suspicious people and activities including parked cars and unattended items

- Challenge (if it is safe to do so) and report suspicious people

- Where possible, make a report of any suspicious activity including photographs or descriptions

- Be aware of your surroundings when arriving at or leaving communal buildings or travelling through
Jewish neighbourhoods

- Ensure visible external security patrols take place to deter and detect hostile activity

- Prevent members of the community congregating outside communal buildings and events

- Prevent ‘tailgating’ – someone following close behind and attempting to gain access to the building when gates or doors are opened

- Volunteer for security rotas at communal buildings – security is everybody’s responsibility

- Report any security concerns or antisemitic incidents to Police and CST as soon as possible.”

Last night, a fifth victim - a policeman – died from wounds inflicted in the attack.

He was identified as 30-year-old Zidan Saif, a father of a four-month-old, from the Druze village of Kfar Yanouch in the Galilee.