PALO ALTO, Calif. - A hate crime investigation is underway in Palo Alto after a business was vandalized with antisemitic language.

The crime happened as the world marked two years since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Palo Alto police say they're investigating the act of vandalism as a hate crime.

The vandalism occurred around 9 a.m. Tuesday at a business along the 900 block of East Charleston Road.

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"An unknown suspect had spray-painted derogatory language on a mural that was painted on the side of the business," police said in a statement. "The language was directed towards people of Israeli descent."

The damage to the mural is estimated at $2,000, police said.

The vandalism comes as both Jewish and

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