The attack on a Catholic nun in Jerusalem It was recorded in a video that has gone viral on social networks. The images show the moment when a man pushes the nun until she falls to the ground and kicks her.
At the beginning of the scenes captured on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the nun is walking near the Tomb of King Davidon Mount Zion, Jerusalem. Then, Her attacker appears running to catch up with her and knocks her down with a push.
The man begins to walk away calmly, however, He returns to where the woman is lying, where he yells at her and kicks her. Meanwhile, another man who saw the incident runs to prevent him from continuing to attack her.
The Israeli police reported that it arrested the alleged attacker, a 36-year-old man about whom it did not provide further information, accused of the crime of “racist aggression.”
Authorities issued a statement on Wednesday, April 29, indicating that the man was detained after collecting evidence at the scene and using technology. Besides, They showed a photograph where the nun is seen with a blow to the head.
“The Israel Police considers any manifestation of violence very serious, especially if it is motivated by racism, directed against religious figures.“he adds.
According to Vatican News, the media outlet of the Vatican, The victim is a 48-year-old nun, a researcher at the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.
The Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem condemned the attack in a statement. “This is not an isolated incident, but is part of a worrying pattern of growing hostility towards the christian community and its symbols”declared the faculty.
A report published in April 2026 by two Israeli entities that work for coexistence between Jews and Christians and cited by EFE, indicates that Incidents of harassment against the Christian population in Israel increased by 63% in 2025recording events from spitting, insults, screams, threats, damage to Christian religious symbols, to physical violence and desecration of sacred places.