Six Jewish Israelis were filmed spitting at the entrance to the Saint James Monastery in Jerusalem's Old City, according to footage released by the Jerusalem governorate.
The Jerusalem governorate reported that a group of Israeli occupiers attacked an Armenian church in Jerusalem's Old City by throwing stones and collectively spitting at its entrance.
Incidents involving Jewish extremists spitting at churches in Jerusalem's Old City have occurred repeatedly in recent months.
Reports of broader violence
The Jerusalem governorate also stated that an Arab bus driver was subjected to a violent assault by a group of occupiers in East Jerusalem, resulting in injuries.
The Palestinian Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs documented at least 45 attacks by Israeli occupiers and army forces against Christians and holy sites since the start of this year.
Attacks against Palestinians and their properties have escalated across the occupied West Bank since the start of the war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
According to official Palestinian figures, since October 2023, at least 1,182 Palestinians have been killed, around 13,000 injured, and approximately 24,000 arrested in the occupied territory.
Attacks by Israeli occupiers and army forces against Christians and holy sites documented since the start of the year
All accounts of these incidents in this report are drawn from the Jerusalem governorate and Palestinian church-affairs advocacy bodies. Israeli police and military authorities were not immediately available for independent comment on these specific incidents.
