Police officer bitten and five others injured in Glasgow pro-Palestininian protest – BBC News

Two of the officers were treated at hospital. One was discharged after treatment but the other was kept in for further assessment.

Ch Insp Derrick Johnston said: “We have a legal duty to protect the rights of people who wish to peacefully protest as well as those affected by protest activity, however officers were met with an unacceptable level of hostility and resistance today.

“One of our officers was bitten, assaults are not part of the job and will not be tolerated, and we were fortunately able to arrest the individual responsible.

“When policing any protest our priorities are to ensure the safety of protesters, the public and police officers involved as well as preventing criminal behaviour or disorder and deescalating tensions.”

Thales’ parent company is involved in producing the Watchkeeper drone with Israeli defence company Elbit Systems.

UK foreign secretary Lord Cameron has so far ruled out halting arms sales to Israel.

The UK government does not directly sell arms to Israel but grants licenses to weapons companies based on legal advice.

In contrast, the US uses a less restrictive government-to-government deals to sell arms.

The country launched a military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the group’s cross-border attack on southern Israel on 7 October, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 252 others were taken hostage.

More than 35,170 people have been killed in Gaza since then, including 82 in the past 24 hours, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.