France on Thursday ordered local authorities to ban all pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid a rise in antisemitic acts since the Islamic terrorists of Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin sent a directive to local prefects on Thursday, seen by The Associated Press (AP), calling for a further tightening of security around Jewish schools, synagogues, and other sites.

It said pro-Palestinian demonstrations should be banned, and those who defy bans should be arrested ‘’because they are susceptible to disrupting public order.’’

Paris police on Friday used tear gas and water cannons to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters who had defied a ban and demonstrated Thursday against the Israeli government.

At the banned Paris protest on Thursday, many chanted, “We are all Palestinians.’’

The French government has reported 24 arrests for more than 100 antisemitic acts in France since Hamas’ terror attack. More than 2,000 cases of antisemitic speech have been reported to an online watchdog force.

France is estimated to have the world’s third-largest Jewish population after Israel and the US and the largest Muslim population in Western Europe.

Earlier this week, thousands of people marched in Paris in support of Israel, and the Eiffel Tower was lit up with a Star of David and the blue and white of the Israeli flag.