Hundreds of Oct. 7 memorial flags torn up at Heritage Church, McKinney

Overnight into Tuesday, 6 October 2026, vandals pulled up hundreds of the 1,200 small Israeli flags Heritage Church at McKinney, Texas, had placed around its property to remember victims of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, tossing them into piles and stomping them into the ground. The damage was discovered Tuesday morning. Senior Pastor Len McLaughlin filed a police report, said the church had also received threats over the display, and plans expanded security.

Vandalism of a memorial display; the church building was not reported damaged. Coordinates are the church-level pin for Heritage Church at McKinney (33.1976, −96.6154). occurredOn is Tuesday 6 October 2026 (overnight; discovered that morning). CBS News Texas: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/mckinney-church-israeli-flags-vandalized-oct-7-anniversary-october-2026/