Suspect Charged With Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem

Israel’s State Attorney’s Office said that as a result of the attack, the nun suffered bruising to her face and had signs of trauma to her leg.

Christian pilgrims visit the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in Jerusalem, Israel, on May 1, 2026. Leo Correa /AP Photo

Israel’s State Attorney’s Office on May 7 charged a man with simple assault and assault motivated by religious hostility, following an attack on a Catholic nun near David’s Tomb last week.

The prosecution has asked Jerusalem’s Magistrate’s Court to detain the defendant, who was not named in the statement, until the end of the legal proceedings against him.