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Police are investigating several defaced or destroyed yard signs in Squirrel Hill. The 'We Stand with Israel' signs are covered with red hand prints in an attempt at ethnic intimidation. Threats against Pittsburgh's Jewish community elevated in the days following Israel's Gaza invasion in response to a Hamas terror attack on October 7th. Detectives are r.eviewing video evidence and have increased patrols in the area.