London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley is to meet with Jewish community leaders in the British capital after the force apologized for suggesting that a "visibly Jewish" man's presence at a pro-Palestinian demonstration could provoke protesters. "We remain focused on doing everything we can to ensure that Jewish Londoners feel safe in our city," the Metropolitan Police Service said in a statement Sunday, according to the Associated Press. "We recognize that recent events and some of our recent actions have contributed to the concerns felt by many," the police added. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called an urgent meeting with the Metropolitan Police commissioner for Monday. The activist in question is Gordon Falter, director of the non-governmental organization Campaign Against Antisemitism, who was stopped by a police officer from crossing a road during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, according to video footage. "You're visibly Jewish," the officer tells Falter, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap. "This is a pro-Palestinian march. I'm not accusing you of anything but I'm just concerned about how people might react," he adds. Falter, who said he was simply trying to reach a synagogue, was threatened with arrest if he did not move on. Israel has been waging a war in the Gaza Strip against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas since militants from the movement — which has ruled Gaza since 2007 and is designated a terrorist organization by the US, the EU and Israel — carried out a cross-border raid into Israel on July 7 last year. It was the first such attack on Israeli territory since the foundation of the Jewish state in 1948, and left 1,163 dead, the vast majority civilians, and 250 hostages, around 130 of whom remain in captivity and 34 of whom are now presumed dead, according to the latest figures from the Israeli authorities. The war to “eradicate” Hamas, which entered its 198th day on Sunday and continues to threaten to spread throughout the Middle East, has so far left 34,079 dead, more than 76,200 injured and thousands missing, presumed buried in the rubble, in the Gaza Strip, the vast majority of them civilians, according to the latest figures from the local authorities. The conflict has also displaced almost two million people, plunging the overcrowded and impoverished Palestinian enclave into a severe humanitarian crisis, with more than 1.1 million people in a “catastrophic food security situation” that is already claiming lives — “the highest level ever recorded” by the UN in its global food security surveys. In the Israeli-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, at least 482 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and in attacks by settlers since July 7, and more than 3,000 have been injured and almost 7,000 arrested. The Jewish settlements in the West Bank, home to more than 490,000 Israelis — and which continue to expand — are all illegal under international law. Read Also: Khan chama comissário da polícia após incidente com ativista israelita (Portuguese version)