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Horns blaring and triumphant flag-waving on the streets of Britain after Hamas' attack: Rachel Riley leads backlash against celebratory scenes following bloody massacre in Israel

As the massacre in Israel unfolded yesterday and world figures including Muslim leaders condemned the Hamas attacks, there were cheers and triumphant flag-waving on the streets of Britain.

On London's Edgware Road, nicknamed the capital's 'Arab Street', cars were draped with the Palestinian flag and horns blaring as if there was a football match victory.

Posting a video, a social media user said: 'Islamists in London celebrating the deaths and captures of innocent civilians. Monsters.'

Motorists were also seen in other parts of London waving the Palestinian flag in celebration.

Rachel Riley, the Countdown presenter who is Jewish, posted a video on her X account, which showed a number of people celebrating the Hamas atrocity outside a café in Acton, West London.