Overview

• Municipal workers discovered the words “Free Gaza” carved into a presentation plaque at the Les Rails de la mémoire memorial near Lyon-Perrache on Saturday.
• The inscription was engraved with a sharp object in black marble, and the city provided a photo of the damage to AFP.
• The mark was removed promptly, the plaque’s full restoration is scheduled for next week, and Mayor Grégory Doucet said the perpetrators will be pursued.
• Memorial association president Jean-Olivier Viout filed a complaint, and the regional prefecture condemned the act while expressing support for the Jewish community.
• On Sunday, the prefecture reported two additional desecrations in Bron featuring swastikas and antisemitic slogans, with investigations underway, as France logged 646 antisemitic acts in the first half of 2025.