A statue of Queen Victoria has been defaced with graffiti that appears to support the pro-Palestine hunger strikers.
Photos of the statue of the former monarch in Endcliffe Park, west Sheffield, show a huge quantity of red paint splattered across it, with the words 'END THE HUNGER' written on its base in green.
The statue is located near the park's main entrance, just off the Hunter's Bar roundabout.
These colours are associated with the Palestinian flag, while the phrase appears to suggest that the perpetrator did this in support of the six Palestine Action activists on hunger strike as they await their trials for alleged criminal damage, aggravated burglary and violent disorder at a factory for Elbit Systems and in relation to a break-in at RAF Brize Norton.
While it is not known exactly when the vandalism took place, photos of the damage first appeared on social media on Saturday morning.
One local man wrote: 'Very bad vandalism in Endcliffe park. Do not know when it happened. Worst I have ever seen upon Victoria. FREE THE HUNGER slogan. I hope they do not harm the war memorial too.'
But it comes amid warnings that the six people on hunger strikes may die in custody.
Kamran Ahmed, one of the six, told the Times: 'Every day I’m scared that potentially I might die.
'I’ve been getting chest pains regularly … There have been times where I felt like I’m getting tasered — my body’s vibrating or shaking. I’ll basically lose control of my feelings.
'I’ve been scared since the seventh day when my blood sugars dropped. The nurse said, "I’m scared you’re not going to wake up [when you go to sleep]. Please eat something."'
Photos of the statue of the former monarch in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, show a huge quantity of red paint splattered across it, with the words 'END THE HUNGER' written on its base in green
A statue of Queen Victoriahas been defaced with graffiti that appears to support the pro-Palestine hunger strikers
Protesters in Liverpool pictured holding banners in support of the hunger strikers earlier this month
Earlier this month, Imran Khan & Partners, representing the prisoners, requested to meet with Justice Secretary David Lammy to discuss the situation.
In a letter, the firm wrote: 'We note with genuine and significant concern the immediate and real risk that their deeply held conviction, in tandem with their deteriorating health, poses to their lives.
'We are concerned that, should this situation be allowed to continue without resolution, there is the real and increasingly likely potential that young British citizens will die in prison, having never even been convicted of an offence.'
Four of the protesters on hunger strike, thought to be the biggest in the UK since 1981, are accused of being involved in the raid on a UK branch of Israel's Elbit Systems Horizon near Bristol in August 2024.
A prison officer was allegedly left with a fractured spine after the incident, a court heard.
The other strikers allegedly broke into RAF Brize Norton and damaged two military planes.
In the aftermath of the incident, Palestine Action said two of its activists infiltrated Britain's largest RAF base and sprayed red paint into the engines of two Airbus Voyager aircraft before escaping without being caught.
Lawyers claim the activists are also being hit with heavy restrictions on visits, calls and mail and this could amount to enforced disappearance, citing claims from UN special rapporteurs.
The Daily Mail has contacted South Yorkshire Police for comment.