The reason for the attack was unknown, but France’s main Jewish association condemned it as an antisemitic assault, and French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou blamed a “radicalisation of public debate” against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Gaza.
The local prosecutors’ office said that it had opened a criminal investigation for assault possibly aggravated by religious motives.
It added that “he is undergoing a psychiatric examination requiring his forced hospitalisation”.
The French Jewish association CRIF said on X that “this attack is yet another illustration of the toxic climate targeting French Jews”.
French authorities are alert to antisemitic attacks, reports of which have been on the rise as the war in Gaza grinds on.
Israel retaliated with relentless bombardments and an aid blockade of the Gaza Strip. The ongoing military operation has resulted in the deaths of at least 54,677 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
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