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The State Attorney’s Office indicted 36-year-old Yonah Simcha Schreiber for assaulting a Christian nun in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 28, 2026, alleging the attack was motivated by hostility toward a religious group. He allegedly pushed, kicked, and punched the nun, causing facial bruising and other injuries, and a bystander who intervened was also assaulted; prosecutors say prison time could be possible if convicted.
Israel indicted a Jewish man for allegedly assaulting a Christian nun in Jerusalem, with prosecutors charging the suspect in connection with the attack near the Cenacle—the Last Supper site—while Christian pilgrims visited the area; the case update was released on May 7, 2026.
A nun was injured in an apparently racially motivated assault in Jerusalem’s Old City, leading to the arrest of a 36-year-old suspect and condemnation from Hebrew University and church leaders amid ongoing tensions between Christian communities and Israeli authorities.