Palestinian flags hung at Hampden as protest takes place ahead of Scotland v Israel clash

Palestinian flags were hung outside Hampden Stadium ahead of Scotland's clash with Israel.

Photos show a small crowd gathering for a protest ahead of the EURO 2020 championship game on Thursday evening.

The crowd stood outside Hampden Park in Glasgow. (SNS Group)

Protesters carried Palestinian flags as police officers patrolled the scene.

One banner bore the slogan, 'Scotland stands with Palestine'.

Talk of a 'protest' before the game emerged earlier on Thursday. (SNS Group)

More images were shared of the gathering on social media.

Talks of a 'protest' emerged on social media earlier on Thursday.

Police officers guarded the area ahead of the match. (SNS Group)

Anti-Israel graffiti was  also daubed on Partick Thistle's stadium ahead of tonight's clash.

It's believed the League One side allowed the Middle Eastern country to train at its stadium ahead of the crunch tie tonight.

Vandals hit Firhill stadium, in the Maryhill area of  Glasgow, with red blotches of paint while the words 'Palestinian blood' was scrawled across the walls of one the Main Stand.

A small crowd stood firm outside Hampden Stadium in Glasgow on Thursday. (SNS Group)

It is unclear exactly when the paint was daubed over the stadium but it is believed to have happened overnight.

On social media one man said he was simply 'lost for words' over the graffiti at Firhill.

Another added: "That is shocking."

A police spokeswoman said: "We received a report of vandalism at Firhill Stadium, Glasgow, around 12.10am on Thursday, 8 October, 2020.