An angry mob took over an airport and surrounded a plane they believed had arrived from Israel, searching for Jewish people on board. A terrifying security incident has unfolded at a major airport in Russia, with a furious mob of men seizing control of the facility and surrounding a plane ‘hunting for Jews’.

It comes as Israel intensified air strikes on Gaza overnight, including in an area close to a hospital filled with hundreds of wounded Palestinians. The humanitarian crisis in the region worsening, although telephone and internet connections were partially restored overnight.

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An angry mob took control of a large airport and surrounded a plane they believed had just arrived from Israel, searching for Jewish people. The terrifying security breach took place at Makhachkala Airport in Russia’s Dagestan Republic on Sunday local time.

Videos posted to social media show a large group of men, many draped in or holding Palestinian flags, storming the airport after word spread that a flight from Israel had landed. A photographer who shared one clip wrote alongside it: ‘The hunt for Jews at the airport in Dagestan continues, to the soundtrack of ‘Allahu Akbar’ screams.

‘They even look into the plane’s engines, maybe someone is hiding there. Pogroms, a proud Russian tradition, now carried out by Muslim mobs running free with zero police presence.’

According to a report in the Moscow Times, some of the men blocked cars outside the airport and demanded identification documents from drivers and passengers, as they ‘searched for Israeli citizens among the motorists. Officials insisted security measures were working and order was eventually restored at the airport.

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‘The government of the Republic of Dagestan is reporting that the situation is under control, law enforcement is working at the scene,’ the majority-Muslim republic’s government said in a message shared on Telegram. Security officials shut down the airport for a period of time, AFP reported.

It appears the plane that landed had not arrived from Israel, however, the rumors that circulated in town were correct – a flight from Tel Aviv was scheduled to land. However, the flight was diverted after pilots were warned of the security breach on the ground. The government called on the mob to ‘stop illegal acts’ and resist the urge to respond to ‘provocations’ resulting from the Israel-Hamas conflict.

‘We recommend that all persons who have violated the operating procedures of the (airport) facility not to continue illegal acts and not to interfere with the work of airport employees,’ a message from the government on Telegram read.

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‘It is not easy for each of us to stand in one place while watching the inhumane massacre of a civilian population – the Palestinian people. At the same time, we urge residents of the republic not to succumb to provocations of destructive groups and not to create panic in society.’

The government added that ‘federal authorities and international organizations are taking all possible measures for a ceasefire against peaceful citizens in Gaza. We call on people of the republic to treat the current situation in the world with understanding.’

PRESS RELEASE: US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt is condemning the mob targeting of Jews at an airport in Russian Dagestan earlier this evening. “We call on Russian authorities to ensure their safety. The US stands with Israel and the entire Jewish community as we see a surge in antisemitism throughout the world,” Lipstadt tweets. “There is no excuse for targeting Jews or engaging in antisemitic incitement anywhere,” she adds.

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