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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised extra money to protect schools, synagogues and other Jewish community buildings.

It comes after a reported rise in antisemitic incidents in the UK, while fighting is ongoing between Palestinian militants and Israel.

The Community Security Trust (CST), a charity which helps British Jews, reported a four-fold rise in "anti-Jewish hate" incidents

Mr Sunak said: "We will absolutely not tolerate people inciting hatred or violence or racist activity. Intimidating or threatening behaviour will not be tolerated."

Some Jewish schools in the UK have decided to close for the day on Friday and others have given pupils advice on wearing their uniforms, although the CST advice is that that schools should remain open as normal.

The government says funds will be given to the Community Security Trust (CST), which has recorded 139 antisemitic incidents in the last four days.

The CST said: "Make no mistake: these are anti-Jewish racist incidents and hate crimes in which Jewish people, property and institutions are singled out for hate."

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the safety of the UK's Jewish community was an "absolute priority".

Three north London Jewish schools decided to close for the day on Friday and others have also stepped up security, with some pupils being told blazers are optional in public places so they cannot be easily identified as Jewish.

The charity said: "CST's advice to Jewish schools remains that Jewish life should continue and schools should remain open as normal."

Earlier this week, Home Secretary Suella Braverman wrote to police chiefs telling them to increase patrols.

London's Met Police has written an open letter to London's Jewish community saying the force will "do all that we can to make sure you feel safe and protected here at home" and it would take action against any "abuse or intimidation that is religiously motivated."