Overview
- Catalan police confirmed an investigation into vandalism at the Les Corts Jewish cemetery section, with no arrests announced and no official count of damaged graves.
- Spain’s Federation of Jewish Communities said more than 20 graves were desecrated and pointed to a now-removed online map of Jewish- and Israeli-linked sites as a possible lead.
- Cementiris de Barcelona temporarily closed the Jewish sections at Les Corts, Collserola, and Sant Andreu for inspections and security reviews.
- Barcelona’s mayor, the Israeli embassy, and the European Jewish Congress condemned the attack, with Israel’s Foreign Ministry denouncing it as a despicable act.
- Photographs published by media show shattered headstones and extensive damage, while Barcelona’s Popular Party criticized the closures and urged permanent security and surveillance.