Israeli police arrest suspect over nun assault in Jerusalem

10 articles · Updated · Middle East Eye · Apr 30

The 36-year-old was detained on Wednesday after the 48-year-old French biblical researcher was attacked near the Cenacle on Mount Zion and treated for facial injuries.
Her institute director said she was thrown onto a rock and repeatedly kicked, while the French Consulate, Israel's Foreign Ministry and Hebrew University condemned the attack.
The assault comes amid wider concern over anti-Christian hostility, with a Jerusalem interfaith group recording 155 incidents in 2025 and recent disputes over Palm Sunday access, Lebanon vandalism and Christian schools.

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