Footage shows the flag being replaced with a Palestinian flag during a demonstration on Tuesday.
Video from the scene shows a man climbing the c building to remove the Israeli flagProtesters replaced an Israeli flag flying above Sheffield Town Hall with a Palestinian flag, after scaling the building during a demonstration.
In a statement Sheffield City Council said "a number of individuals" had scaled the building on Tuesday evening.South Yorkshire Police has been contacted for comment., people can be heard shouting "take it down" and cheering as the Israeli flag was lowered. It added that the Union flag was put back on the building at 20:00 BST on Tuesday "as always planned" and said the Israeli flag had been handed back to council staff.
The council said the Israeli flag was flown to "show solidarity with the innocent people in that country who face faced appalling acts of terror".
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