Palestinian takeaway in London gets death threats every day

"Hello, do you do takeaway?

"OK. I'll come over and take away your life."

This is the shocking kind of conversation that is repeatedly taking place at Shakeshuka - a Palestinian takeaway in London - amid a wave of abuse being suffered by Islamic communities in the capital.

A barrage of threatening calls has been sparked by the recent surge in violence in the Middle East.

Threats have left some staff too frightened to go into work, and the establishment has been forced to make significant changes in its operations.

The BBC has obtained audio recordings of some of these threats, and the restaurant's manager confirms that such incidents occur on a daily basis.

They often begin with a seemingly innocuous request before rapidly escalating into abusive and intimidating calls.

The owner of the restaurant, Haleem Kherellah, said they have been happening "every day, every single day."

Haleem Kherellah says he has been getting abusive calls every day

The impact of these threats on the restaurant's staff is evident, with some employees refusing to come to work out of fear.

"They call maybe 10, 20 times. To a degree, we've stopped taking orders on the phone, to be honest.

"It's frightening and intimidating. I keep assuring my staff they are sick people", said Mr Kherellah.

"I just feel like we are not allowed to talk. It's frightening. It's intimidating. One of my staff didn't turn up the next day; he was so frightened. He felt intimidated.

"I feel I have to assure my staff, every single day, we're going through a tough period. We're not going to be frightened."

Between 29 September and 12 October London has seen 105 reports of antisemitic incidents and 75 antisemitic offences. That is compared with 14 antisemitic incidents and 12 antisemitic offences during the same time the previous year.

There has also been a rise in Islamophobia. During the same timeframe there have been 58 Islamophobic incidents and 54 Islamophobic offences. In the same fortnight the previous year there were 31 Islamophobic incidents and 34 Islamophobic offences, according to the mayor of London.