Statues smashed, crosses broken in St. Anthony's Church in Jaffa, one suspect arrested

Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Crime in IsraelAccording to the police, they were called on Sunday morning and informed of the incident. Police arrived at the scene to investigate and found that the church had been vandalized.Follow us on GoogleBroken statues on the floor of St. Anthony's Church in Jaffa, August 16, 2026.(photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE)ByTZVI JASPERAUGUST 17, 2026 15:49A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of vandalizing and damaging St. Anthony's Church, Jaffa, Israel Police said on Monday.According to the police, officers were called on Sunday morning and informed of the incident. Police arrived at the scene to investigate and found that the church had been vandalized.A number of statues had been smashed on the floor, and several crosses on the chairs and floor had been broken, police said.The suspect, a man in his 20s, was located during the ensuing investigation, arrested, and brought in for interrogation.Crosses broken in St. Anthony's Church, August 16, 2026. (credit: ISRAEL POLICE)Six arrested for throwing rocks, spitting at Armenian Cathedral of St. JamesEarlier this month, Israel Police announced that six suspects were arrested after allegedly throwing rocks and spitting at the Armenian Cathedral of St. James in Jerusalem's Old City.According to the police, five of the suspects were minors, and one was an adult.Kegham Balian, a Jerusalemite-Armenian reporter, wrote that the suspects had also thrown rocks at the window of an Armenian woman filming the event, while shouting "Get back inside, you daughter of a w****!”Follow us on Google