Only 1 in 4 British Muslims believe that Hamas committed murder and rape in Israel on Oct 7 and 46 per cent of British Muslims said they sympathise with Hamas. Its findings come on the six-month anniversary of the Oct 7 massacre, when Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, killed around 1,200 citizens and took 253 people hostage. The survey also found that 52 per cent of British Muslims want to make it illegal to show a picture of the Prophet Mohammed. 32 per cent want to see Shariah law implemented in the UK. Younger and well-educated Muslims were the most likely to think Hamas did not commit atrocities on Oct 7, with the proportions rising to 47 per cent among 18 to 24-year-olds and 40 per cent among the university-educated.