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Police are investigating reports antisemitic threats have been made towards members of Melbourne's Jewish community in multiple different instances.
Rabbi Daniel Rabin was walking to a synagogue in Caulfield with his eight-year-old son when he was confronted by a car of people.
Rabin has told 9News the group of people inside the car made violent antisemitic threats towards him.
"A car stopped and we were a little anxious. The windows rolled down and there were four people in there and shouted terrible things," he said.
"My son looked at me in complete shock."
It comes as police investigate a separate incident overnight, where antisemitic threats were allegedly made towards a man walking in South Yarra.
The man was on Toorak Road near Williams Road about 4pm yesterday when a car pulled over and the occupants wound down a window and shouted threats, police have said.
Audio of the alleged incident has been circulating on social media.
Detectives have confirmed they have resolved the incident.
"Police have spoken to the parties involved and after a thorough investigation, the matter has been determined to the satisfaction of the reporting person," a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
"Victoria Police is committed to investigating any antisemitic or hate-based behaviour or incidents of this nature and stress there is absolutely no place in our society for such acts."
The incidents follow the shock attack on Israel by Islamist group Hamas heightened racial tensions around the world.
More than 1000 Israelis have now died in the conflict, while air strikes on Gaza have killed around 800 people, including many women and children.
The incident has fueled growing fears within Melbourne's Jewish community that they could be targeted.
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton earlier told 3AW's Neil Mitchell officers would continue to work with the Jewish community to make them feel safe.
"We have put in place immediate (police) tasking across the state to make sure we (are) patrolling where there are large members of the Jewish community," Chief Commissioner Shane Patton told 3AW's Neil Mitchell.
"Members are expected to walk around and check the school's vicinity."
Some parents have said they are keeping their children home from school due to fears of being targeted.
Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters gathered by the steps of the State Library Victoria in Melbourne late yesterday, with a group of students seen waving Palestinian flags, calling for "freedom and justice for Palestine".