Over 2,000 items of anti-semitic content identified online in Europe-wide policing operation

Some 18 countries took part in the operation co-ordinated by Europol, the EU police agency, and comprised both member states of the EU and other European countries, including Ukraine. Picture: Europol

Ireland took part in a dedicated Europe-wide police operation targeting online anti-semitism, that has "surged" following Israel’s war on Gaza.

The estimated 2,000 items of online content identified included Holocaust denial and the glorification of violence against Jews.