Wild ‘ladder fight’ after man removes Palestinian flag in London street
Two men have been filmed fighting with ladders in the middle of a London street after one removed a Palestinian flag from a lamppost.
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Wild footage has captured the moment two men began fighting each other with ladders in the middle of a London street after one man tore down a Palestinian flag.
In the video, which was shared by ‘London & UK Street News’ on X, a man is seen using two ladders and a metal box to climb up and remove a Palestinian flag from a lamppost, as a member of the public secretly films from a nearby apartment.
“I can’t believe this random dude is trying to get the flag off,” a woman is heard saying as she records the video.
However, just moments after the man, who is wearing a beanie with the England flag on it, yanks the flag off the pole, a driver passing by stops, gets out of his car and kicks the metal box from underneath the man.
After falling to his feet, the man with the beanie lashes out, throwing his ladder towards the driver.
The driver then attempts to kick the ladder, eventually grasping a hold of it as the man with the beanie retreats to grab a second ladder.
A brawl quickly breaks out as the two men begin aggressively swing the ladders at each other in the middle of the street.
The altercation eventually ended when a third person passing by grabbed the ladder from the man in beanie, who then appears to flee the scene.
London’s Metropolitan Police told the Daily Mailofficers are investigating the incident however no arrests have been made.
“At 12.15pm on Friday, 8 December police were called to Burcham Street, Poplar by a man who reported he had been assaulted,” a spokesperson told the publication.
“Officers attended and spoke to the man who was seen by paramedics for non-life threatening injuries.”
The altercation comes as Israel vowed to “press harder” in its war with Hamas on Saturday.
“We’re seeing more and more terrorists killed, more and more terrorists wounded, and in recent days we’re seeing terrorists surrendering – this is a sign their network’s falling apart,” Israel army chief Herzi Halevi said at a ceremony in Jerusalem.
At least 17,700 Palestinians – mostly women and children – have been killed and more than 48,800 have been wounded since fighting began on October 7, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
The Israeli army have confirmed 1,147 people have died, including 418 soldiers.
Originally published as Wild ‘ladder fight’ after man removes Palestinian flag in London street
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