A man has been arrested after a Jewish memorial was vandalised.

The 58-year-old man from Hove was arrested today on suspicion of racially/religiously aggravated criminal damage after footage which appears to show a man damaging the memorial in Palmeira Square, Hove, was circulated online.

He remains in custody at this time.

Detective Superintendent Ben Newman said: "We understand that this incident has caused great upset within many communities and we would like to reassure the public that our investigation team is working hard to gather all the facts and bring this matter to a positive conclusion.

“If you witnessed the incident, or have information to report to us, you can contact police online or by calling 101 quoting reference 158 of 4/10.”

Around 1,200 Israelis were killed, including 797 civilians and 36 children, and 250 others were taken hostage on October 7 in a series of attacks by Palestinian militants.

A number of commemorative events took place on Sunday and today.