{
  "id": 12621369,
  "title": "Israeli flags set on fire outside North York church; Hate Crime Unit investigating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/israeli-flags-set-on-fire-outside-north-york-church-hate-crime-unit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/07/north-york-church-fire-israeli-flags-burned-police-toronto/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Toronto police are investigating after Israeli flags were set on fire outside a church in North York early Wednesday morning. The incident, now under the scrutiny of the city's Hate Crime Unit, occurred near Sunrise Avenue and O’Connor Drive around 1:30 a.m. No injuries were reported. Police were alerted to the burning flags outside Word of Faith International Christian Centre on Sunrise Avenue. Toronto Mayor candidate Brad Bradford condemned the act, describing it as intimidation directed at the Jewish and Christian communities. Bradford thanked police for their swift response and urged anyone with information to come forward. Despite the incident, no arrests have been made.",
  "summary": "Toronto police are investigating after several Israeli flags were deliberately set on fire outside a North York church early Wednesday morning in an incident now being examined by the force’s Hate Crime Unit. Police say officers were called to the area of Sunrise Avenue and O’Connor Drive at approximately 1:30 a.m. after receiving reports that […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli flags burned outside North York church",
    "Hate Crime Unit investigating incident",
    "No injuries reported, police alerted"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/12621369.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Police investigating reports Israeli flags were lit on fire in Toronto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/police-investigating-reports-israeli-flags-were-lit-on-fire-in-toronto",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:37:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Toronto police investigate possible hate-motivated act after Israeli flags burned",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/toronto-police-investigate-possible-hate-motivated-act-after-israeli",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:20:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Israeli flags set on fire in Toronto, police investigating as suspected hate-motivated attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/israeli-flags-set-on-fire-in-toronto-police-investigating-as",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:55:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "WARMINGTON: In Toronto, Palestinian flags don’t face the same heat as the Israeli Star of David",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/warmington-in-toronto-palestinian-flags-dont-face-the-same-heat-as",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:16:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}